Kurt Suzuki
Bats R Throws R5'11" 210 lbBorn 1983 Wailuku, USADebut 2007Team LAA1x All-StarDraft 2004 R2 #67 Athletics, California St U (CA)
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2022 | LAA | 51 | 159 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 0.180 | 0.266 | 0.295 | 0.561 | 59.8 |
| 2021 | LAA | 72 | 247 | 17 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 0.224 | 0.294 | 0.342 | 0.636 | 74.8 |
| 2020 | WSH | 33 | 129 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 0.270 | 0.349 | 0.396 | 0.745 | 99.4 |
| 2019 | WSH | 85 | 309 | 37 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 63 | 0 | 20 | 36 | 0.264 | 0.324 | 0.486 | 0.809 | 100.5 |
| 2018 | ATL | 105 | 388 | 45 | 94 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 50 | 0 | 22 | 43 | 0.271 | 0.332 | 0.444 | 0.776 | 109.3 |
| 2017 | ATL | 81 | 309 | 38 | 78 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 50 | 0 | 17 | 39 | 0.283 | 0.351 | 0.536 | 0.887 | 130.8 |
| 2016 | MIN | 106 | 373 | 34 | 89 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 18 | 48 | 0.258 | 0.301 | 0.403 | 0.704 | 91.4 |
| 2015 | MIN | 131 | 479 | 36 | 104 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 29 | 59 | 0.240 | 0.296 | 0.314 | 0.610 | 63.2 |
| 2014 | MIN | 131 | 503 | 37 | 130 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 34 | 46 | 0.288 | 0.345 | 0.383 | 0.727 | 107.1 |
| 2013 | OAK | 94 | 316 | 25 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 22 | 35 | 0.232 | 0.290 | 0.337 | 0.627 | 64.6 |
| 2012 | WSH | 118 | 442 | 36 | 96 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 2 | 20 | 73 | 0.235 | 0.276 | 0.328 | 0.605 | 64.0 |
| 2011 | OAK | 134 | 515 | 54 | 109 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 44 | 2 | 38 | 64 | 0.237 | 0.301 | 0.385 | 0.686 | 89.8 |
| 2010 | OAK | 131 | 544 | 55 | 120 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 71 | 3 | 33 | 49 | 0.242 | 0.303 | 0.366 | 0.669 | 80.8 |
| 2009 | OAK | 147 | 614 | 74 | 156 | 37 | 1 | 15 | 88 | 8 | 28 | 59 | 0.274 | 0.313 | 0.421 | 0.734 | 91.4 |
| 2008 | OAK | 148 | 588 | 54 | 148 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 2 | 44 | 69 | 0.279 | 0.346 | 0.370 | 0.716 | 98.2 |
| 2007 | OAK | 68 | 248 | 27 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 24 | 39 | 0.249 | 0.327 | 0.408 | 0.735 | 99.6 |
| Career | | 1635 | 6163 | 594 | 1421 | 295 | 6 | 143 | 730 | 20 | 387 | 751 | 0.255 | 0.314 | 0.388 | 0.702 | 89.3 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2022 | 159 | 85.2 | 24.1 | 3.5 | 26.5 | 21.1 | 27.4 | 0.194 | 0.310 | 0.268 | 24.3 |
| 2021 | 247 | 85.2 | 14.6 | 3.9 | 27.2 | 21.7 | 29.1 | 0.202 | 0.312 | 0.265 | 24.6 |
| 2020 | 129 | 83.9 | 18.0 | 3.2 | 24.2 | 16.9 | 28.2 | 0.243 | 0.348 | 0.308 | 24.3 |
| 2019 | 309 | 86.0 | 18.9 | 7.1 | 32.4 | 18.7 | 29.7 | 0.277 | 0.455 | 0.338 | 25.2 |
| 2018 | 388 | 87.2 | 18.4 | 4.1 | 35.0 | 16.8 | 33.8 | 0.267 | 0.409 | 0.327 | 25.6 |
| 2017 | 309 | 87.2 | 18.6 | 8.1 | 34.5 | 17.3 | 37.1 | 0.259 | 0.458 | 0.338 | 25.8 |
| 2016 | 373 | 87.3 | 14.6 | 3.0 | 30.5 | 16.2 | 28.9 | 0.242 | 0.361 | 0.284 | 25.5 |
| 2015 | 479 | 87.7 | 13.7 | 1.2 | 29.9 | 14.2 | 25.7 | 0.249 | 0.341 | 0.286 | 25.7 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2022 | LAA | C | 44 | 351 | 341 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.997 | -5.4 |
| 2022 | LAA | 1B | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2021 | LAA | C | 69 | 557 | 597 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 0.984 | -4.4 |
| 2020 | WSH | C | 30 | 252 | 271 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | -4.1 |
| 2019 | WSH | C | 75 | 628 | 666 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0.996 | -5.3 |
| 2018 | ATL | C | 93 | 749 | 744 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0.994 | -4.9 |
| 2017 | ATL | C | 77 | 641 | 553 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0.995 | +0.1 |
| 2016 | MIN | C | 99 | 797 | 679 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0.993 | -0.2 |
| 2015 | MIN | C | 130 | 1096 | 825 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 0.997 | -0.2 |
| 2014 | MIN | C | 119 | 1018 | 737 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0.995 | |
| 2013 | OAK | C | 93 | 748 | 621 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 0.991 | |
| 2012 | WSH | C | 117 | 1014 | 815 | 61 | 5 | 7 | 0.994 | |
| 2011 | OAK | C | 129 | 1132 | 914 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 0.993 | |
| 2010 | OAK | C | 123 | 1058 | 825 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 0.991 | |
| 2009 | OAK | C | 135 | 1173 | 923 | 68 | 5 | 7 | 0.995 | |
| 2008 | OAK | C | 141 | 1215 | 927 | 53 | 6 | 4 | 0.994 | |
| 2007 | OAK | C | 66 | 539 | 431 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0.996 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2007 | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | Bat | 240 | 3 HR, 0 SB | 0.280 | 0.716 |
| 2006 | AA | Midland RockHounds | Bat | 444 | 7 HR, 5 SB | 0.285 | 0.807 |
| 2005 | A+ | Stockton Ports | Bat | 523 | 12 HR, 5 SB | 0.277 | 0.818 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2022 | 0.224 | 0.273 | 0.207 | 0.309 |
| 2021 | 0.331 | 0.248 | 0.265 | 0.305 |
| 2020 | 0.419 | 0.315 | 0.298 | 0.379 |
| 2019 | 0.407 | 0.335 | 0.375 | 0.330 |
| 2018 | 0.352 | 0.339 | 0.356 | 0.332 |
| 2017 | 0.492 | 0.343 | 0.369 | 0.381 |
| 2016 | 0.316 | 0.305 | 0.295 | 0.323 |
| 2015 | 0.295 | 0.270 | 0.290 | 0.267 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2019 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0.100 | 0.229 | 0.200 | 0.429 |
| 2018 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 |
| 2012 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.235 | 0.316 | 0.235 | 0.551 |
| Career | 19 | 55 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0.164 | 0.258 | 0.218 | 0.476 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | MIN | $6,000,000 |
| 2015 | MIN | $6,000,000 |
| 2014 | MIN | $2,750,000 |
| 2013 | WSH | $6,487,500 |
| 2012 | OAK | $5,037,500 |
| 2011 | OAK | $3,437,500 |
| 2010 | OAK | $420,000 |
| 2009 | OAK | $410,000 |
| 2008 | OAK | $395,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.