Kurt Suzuki
| 24-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 | .378 | .440 | 818 |
| 2006 | 22 | AA | Midland | 444 | 376 | 64 | 107 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 55 | 57 | 50 | .285 | .391 | .415 | 806 |
| 2007 | 23 | AAA | Sacramento | 241 | 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 | 358 | 327 | 37 | 93 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 50 | .284 | .337 | .376 | 713 |
| 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 | | | | | .363 |
| 2006 | 22 | AA | Midland | 444 | 376 | .130 | 13.1% | 11.3% | .313 | 48% | 18% | | | .361 |
| 2007 | 23 | AAA | Sacramento | 241 | 211 | .085 | 9.1% | 17.0% | .335 | 49% | 19% | | | .318 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Oakland | 247 | 213 | .159 | 9.7% | 15.8% | .275 | 40% | 17% | | | .320 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Oakland | 358 | 327 | .092 | 6.7% | 14.0% | .326 | 45% | 19% | | | .313 |
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: Oakland | 2007: Sacramento
| Split Statistics with Oakland in 2008 |
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 101 | 89 | .022 | 0 | 9.9% | 10.9% | .321 | 47% | 13% | .281 | .360 | .303 | .301 |
| May | 99 | 94 | .064 | 1 | 4.0% | 15.2% | .244 | 40% | 13% | .213 | .242 | .277 | .232 |
| June | 93 | 81 | .173 | 2 | 9.7% | 9.7% | .400 | 46% | 31% | .370 | .435 | .543 | .412 |
| July | 56 | 55 | .109 | 1 | 0.0% | 23.2% | .341 | 54% | 18% | .273 | .286 | .382 | .291 |
| AWAY | 159 | 142 | .056 | 1 | 8.8% | 15.1% | .299 | 56% | 11% | .254 | .325 | .310 | .280 |
| HOME | 199 | 185 | .119 | 3 | 5.0% | 13.1% | .346 | 38% | 25% | .308 | .347 | .427 | .340 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
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| Date | Level | | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB |
| July 19 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| July 18 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July 13 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July 12 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| July 11 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July 10 | MLB | vs. Seattle | PH-C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| July 9 | MLB | vs. Seattle | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July 8 | MLB | vs. Seattle | C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 7 | MLB | vs. Seattle | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 6 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
