B. J. Surhoff

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-2005)

AVG .282
HR 188
RBI 1,153
H 2,326
OPS .745
PIV 550
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 185 lb
Born
8/4/1964 in Bronx, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1987-04-08
Last Game
2005-10-02
Awards
All-Star

Full name: William James Surhoff

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,313 8,258 1,062 2,326 440 42 188 1,153 141 640 839 .282 .332 .413 .745 550

Career AVG .282 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — +6.8% above league average.

Career OBP .332 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .413 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .745 vs. league average .744 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1987 ML4 AL 115 395 50 118 22 3 7 68 11 36 30 .299 .262 (+14%) .331 (+6%) .415 (+2%) .746 (+4%) 220.9
1988 ML4 AL 139 493 47 121 21 0 5 38 21 31 49 .245 .254 (-3%) .317 (-8%) .377 (-16%) .695 (-12%) -918.4
1989 ML4 AL 126 436 42 108 17 4 5 55 14 25 29 .248 .254 (-3%) .319 (-10%) .375 (-10%) .694 (-10%) -779.0
1990 ML4 AL 135 474 55 131 21 4 6 59 18 41 37 .276 .257 (+7%) .324 (+2%) .385 (-3%) .710 (-1%) -64.9
1991 ML4 AL 143 505 57 146 19 4 5 68 5 26 33 .289 .255 (+13%) .323 (-1%) .384 (-3%) .708 (-2%) -297.5
1992 ML4 AL 139 480 63 121 19 1 4 62 14 46 41 .252 .255 (-1%) .322 (-3%) .377 (-15%) .699 (-9%) -679.7
1993 ML4 AL 148 552 66 151 38 3 7 79 12 36 47 .274 .265 (+3%) .332 (-4%) .403 (-3%) .735 (-4%) -412.7
1994 ML4 AL 40 134 20 35 11 2 5 22 0 16 14 .261 .269 (-3%) .338 (-1%) .424 (+14%) .763 (+8%) 140.4
1995 ML4 AL 117 415 72 133 26 3 13 73 7 37 43 .320 .266 (+20%) .337 (+12%) .417 (+18%) .755 (+15%) 1258.6
1996 BAL AL 143 537 74 157 27 6 21 82 0 47 79 .292 .269 (+8%) .340 (+3%) .426 (+13%) .767 (+9%) 953.3
1997 BAL AL 147 528 80 150 30 4 18 88 1 49 60 .284 .266 (+6%) .336 (+2%) .419 (+9%) .756 (+6%) 583.7
1998 BAL AL 162 573 79 160 34 1 22 92 9 49 81 .279 .266 (+5%) .335 (-1%) .420 (+9%) .755 (+4%) 393.3
1999 BAL AL 162 673 104 207 38 1 28 107 5 43 78 .308 .271 (+13%) .344 (+1%) .433 (+13%) .778 (+8%) 975.9
2000 BAL AL 103 411 56 120 27 0 13 57 7 29 46 .292 .270 (+8%) .344 (-1%) .437 (+4%) .782 (+1%) 92.0
2000 ATL NL 44 128 13 37 9 2 1 11 3 12 12 .289 .270 (+7%) .344 (+2%) .437 (-5%) .782 (-2%) 92.0
2001 ATL NL 141 484 68 131 33 1 10 58 9 38 48 .271 .263 (+3%) .332 (-3%) .426 (-5%) .758 (-4%) -415.6
2002 ATL NL 25 75 5 22 5 0 0 9 1 9 5 .293 .261 (+12%) .331 (+11%) .416 (-14%) .747 (-3%) -2.4
2003 BAL AL 93 319 32 94 20 0 5 41 2 29 29 .295 .264 (+12%) .332 (+6%) .422 (-4%) .754 (avg) 69.3
2004 BAL AL 100 343 49 106 12 1 8 50 2 30 46 .309 .266 (+16%) .335 (+9%) .427 (-2%) .762 (+3%) 278.1
2005 BAL AL 91 303 30 78 11 2 5 34 0 11 32 .257 .264 (-3%) .330 (-15%) .418 (-15%) .749 (-15%) -796.3
Career · 20 seasons 2,313 8,258 1,062 2,326 440 42 188 1,153 141 640 839 .282 — — — — 691

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
27 90 6 24 4 0 4 12 3 8 .267

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2001 NLCS ATL 4 13 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 .231
2001 NLDS1 ATL 3 11 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273
2000 NLDS1 ATL 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
1997 ALCS BAL 6 25 1 5 2 0 0 1 2 2 .200
1997 ALDS2 BAL 3 11 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .273
1996 ALCS BAL 5 15 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 .267
1996 ALDS1 BAL 4 13 3 5 0 0 3 5 0 1 .385

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home11674040523113394577.280
Away11464218539119394576.283

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2005-10-02 BALTBRW 300000011
2005-09-29 BALNYYL 401000000
2005-09-28 BALNYYL 300000010
2005-09-27 BALNYYW 400000200
2005-09-24 BALBOSL 401000001
2005-09-23 BALBOSL 400000000
2005-09-22 BALNYYL 400000102
2005-09-21 BALNYYL 100000000
2005-09-20 BALNYYL 513000100
2005-09-19 BALNYYL 401000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 158 114 1018 89 6 126
2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
3B 316 280 227 493 37 47
C 704 648 3617 331 47 46
OF 991 935 1798 74 20 15
SS 1 0 1 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1987 ML4 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0
1987 ML4 3B 10 2 2 6 0 2
1987 ML4 C 98 90 645 49 11 10
1988 ML4 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0
1988 ML4 3B 31 27 23 52 1 1
1988 ML4 C 106 99 525 42 6 2
1988 ML4 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1988 ML4 SS 1 0 1 0 0 0
1989 ML4 3B 6 3 4 7 1 1
1989 ML4 C 106 101 526 51 9 6
1990 ML4 3B 11 7 4 9 2 1
1990 ML4 C 125 119 615 53 10 10
1991 ML4 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1991 ML4 3B 5 2 3 3 0 0
1991 ML4 C 127 118 660 68 4 11
1991 ML4 OF 2 0 2 0 0 0
1992 ML4 1B 17 17 143 13 0 18
1992 ML4 3B 3 1 1 2 0 0
1992 ML4 C 109 103 546 59 6 7
1992 ML4 OF 7 2 9 0 0 0
1993 ML4 1B 8 4 28 2 0 2
1993 ML4 3B 121 116 101 216 17 19
1993 ML4 C 3 0 9 0 0 0
1993 ML4 OF 24 20 37 2 1 0
1994 ML4 1B 8 8 72 9 0 11
1994 ML4 3B 18 16 8 16 2 0
1994 ML4 C 12 8 34 3 0 0
1994 ML4 OF 3 3 7 1 2 1
1995 ML4 1B 55 32 348 29 3 45
1995 ML4 C 18 10 57 6 1 0
1995 ML4 OF 60 57 125 9 1 1
1996 BAL 1B 2 1 11 2 0 0
1996 BAL 3B 106 104 80 175 14 22
1996 BAL OF 27 25 46 1 1 0
1997 BAL 1B 3 3 21 3 0 4
1997 BAL 3B 3 0 0 2 0 1
1997 BAL OF 133 128 247 11 2 3
1998 BAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1998 BAL OF 157 147 254 12 3 2
1999 BAL 3B 2 2 1 5 0 0
1999 BAL OF 148 145 282 16 0 5
2000 BAL OF 102 102 226 5 3 1
2000 ATL OF 32 32 50 1 0 0
2001 ATL OF 129 120 200 8 3 0
2002 ATL 1B 11 11 72 7 0 12
2002 ATL OF 9 9 27 2 0 0
2003 BAL 1B 22 20 157 11 1 14
2003 BAL OF 27 25 44 0 1 0
2004 BAL 1B 10 4 46 4 0 6
2004 BAL OF 70 66 133 3 2 2
2005 BAL 1B 18 14 116 8 1 14
2005 BAL OF 60 54 109 3 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 704
First Base 158
Second Base 1
Third Base 316
Shortstop 1
Left Field 904
Center Field 5
Right Field 94
Designated Hitter 139

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1995 Player of the Week Week of 1995-08-26
1995 Player of the Week Week of 1995-07-08

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2005 BAL AL $1,100,000
2004 BAL AL $800,000
2003 BAL AL $1,000,000
2002 ATL NL $4,500,000
2001 ATL NL $4,833,333
2000 BAL AL $4,146,789
1999 BAL AL $3,705,516
1998 BAL AL $1,716,667
1997 BAL AL $1,616,667
1996 BAL AL $1,416,667
1995 ML4 AL $425,000
1994 ML4 AL $2,500,000
1993 ML4 AL $2,530,000
1992 ML4 AL $2,530,000
1991 ML4 AL $1,085,000
1990 ML4 AL $575,000
1989 ML4 AL $185,000
1988 ML4 AL $122,000
1987 ML4 AL $62,500
Total Career Earnings $34,850,139

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC 1983, 1984, 1985

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1999 Most Valuable Player AL 18th 1.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

B. J. Surhoff (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Felipe Alou
    .286 avg, 206 HR
  2. 97
    Melky Cabrera
    .285 avg, 144 HR
  3. 93
    Tommy Davis
    .294 avg, 153 HR
  4. 92
    Dusty Baker
    .278 avg, 242 HR
  5. 91
    George Hendrick
    .278 avg, 267 HR
  6. 89
    Nick Markakis
    .288 avg, 189 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about B. J. Surhoff

What years did B. J. Surhoff play?
B. J. Surhoff played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 2005.
Was B. J. Surhoff a pitcher?
No. B. J. Surhoff was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did B. J. Surhoff hit?
B. J. Surhoff hit 188 career home runs with 2326 hits.