Kurt Suzuki
| 25-year-old Catcher |
| Oakland Athletics |
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| Date of Birth: October 4, 1983 |
| Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 2 of 2004 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2005 | 21 | A+ | Stockton | 523 | 441 | 85 | 122 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 65 | 63 | 61 | .277 | .377 | .440 | 817 |
| 2006 | 22 | AA | Midland | 444 | 376 | 64 | 107 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 55 | 58 | 50 | .285 | .392 | .415 | 807 |
| 2007 | 23 | AAA | Sacramento | 240 | 211 | 32 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 41 | .280 | .350 | .365 | 715 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Oakland | 247 | 213 | 27 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 24 | 39 | .249 | .324 | .408 | 732 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Oakland | 588 | 530 | 54 | 148 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 44 | 69 | .279 | .345 | .370 | 715 |
| Extended Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA |
| 2005 | 21 | A+ | Stockton | 523 | 441 | .163 | 12.0% | 11.7% | .299 | | | | | .361 |
| 2006 | 22 | AA | Midland | 444 | 376 | .130 | 13.1% | 11.3% | .313 | 48% | 18% | | | .362 |
| 2007 | 23 | AAA | Sacramento | 240 | 211 | .085 | 8.8% | 17.1% | .335 | 49% | 19% | | | .320 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Oakland | 247 | 213 | .159 | 9.7% | 15.8% | .275 | 40% | 17% | | | .320 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Oakland | 588 | 530 | .091 | 7.5% | 11.7% | .311 | 48% | 19% | | | .320 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Suzuki: BB/PA, SO/PA, and Isolated Power
Extended Statistics
2008: Oakland | 2007: Sacramento
| Split Statistics with Oakland in 2008 |
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 100 | 89 | .022 | 0 | 9.0% | 11.0% | .321 | 47% | 13% | .281 | .360 | .303 | .304 |
| May | 99 | 94 | .064 | 1 | 4.0% | 15.2% | .244 | 40% | 13% | .213 | .242 | .277 | .232 |
| June | 92 | 81 | .173 | 2 | 8.7% | 9.8% | .400 | 46% | 31% | .370 | .435 | .543 | .417 |
| July | 96 | 89 | .123 | 2 | 3.1% | 15.6% | .375 | 55% | 16% | .326 | .365 | .449 | .357 |
| August | 105 | 92 | .109 | 2 | 10.5% | 10.5% | .266 | 55% | 20% | .250 | .343 | .359 | .320 |
| September | 87 | 77 | .039 | 0 | 9.2% | 6.9% | .254 | 48% | 22% | .234 | .322 | .273 | .281 |
| AWAY | 296 | 266 | .056 | 2 | 8.1% | 13.2% | .276 | 56% | 14% | .241 | .314 | .297 | .278 |
| HOME | 292 | 264 | .125 | 5 | 6.8% | 10.3% | .345 | 40% | 24% | .318 | .377 | .443 | .363 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
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| Date | Level | | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB |
| September 28 | MLB | @ Seattle | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 27 | MLB | @ Seattle | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| September 26 | MLB | @ Seattle | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 22 | MLB | @ Texas | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 21 | MLB | vs. Seattle | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 20 | MLB | vs. Seattle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 19 | MLB | vs. Seattle | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 18 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 17 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 16 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
