Kurt Suzuki

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2022)

AVG .255
HR 143
RBI 730
H 1,421
OPS .702
PIV -3,625
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 210 lb
Born
10/4/1983 in Wailuku, HI, USA
MLB Debut
2007-06-12
Last Game
2022-10-04
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Kurt Kiyoshi Suzuki

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,635 5,563 594 1,421 295 6 143 730 20 387 751 .255 .314 .388 .702 -3,625

Career AVG .255 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .314 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .388 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 5.4% below league average.

Career OPS .702 vs. league average .732 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
2007 OAK AL 68 213 27 53 13 0 7 39 0 24 39 .249 .268 (-7%) .335 (-3%) .422 (-3%) .758 (-3%) -127.4
2008 OAK AL 148 530 54 148 25 1 7 42 2 44 69 .279 .263 (+6%) .333 (+4%) .416 (-11%) .749 (-4%) -254.6
2009 OAK AL 147 570 74 156 37 1 15 88 8 28 59 .274 .262 (+4%) .332 (-6%) .417 (+1%) .750 (-2%) -324.5
2010 OAK AL 131 495 55 120 18 2 13 71 3 33 49 .242 .257 (-6%) .325 (-7%) .402 (-9%) .728 (-8%) -645.3
2011 OAK AL 134 460 54 109 26 0 14 44 2 38 64 .237 .255 (-7%) .320 (-6%) .399 (-4%) .719 (-5%) -390.6
2012 OAK AL 75 262 19 57 15 0 1 18 1 9 53 .218 .254 (-15%) .318 (-22%) .405 (-29%) .724 (-26%) -1107.3
2012 WAS NL 43 146 17 39 5 0 5 25 1 11 20 .267 .254 (+5%) .318 (+1%) .405 (avg) .724 (avg) -1107.3
2013 WAS NL 79 252 19 56 11 1 3 25 2 20 32 .222 .253 (-12%) .317 (-11%) .396 (-22%) .714 (-17%) -685.0
2013 OAK AL 15 33 6 10 2 0 2 7 0 2 3 .303 — — — — -685.0
2014 MIN AL 131 452 37 130 34 0 3 61 0 34 46 .288 .251 (+15%) .313 (+10%) .386 (-1%) .700 (+4%) 385.4
2015 MIN AL 131 433 36 104 17 0 5 50 0 29 59 .240 .254 (-6%) .316 (-7%) .404 (-22%) .721 (-15%) -1010.0
2016 MIN AL 106 345 34 89 24 1 8 49 0 18 48 .258 .255 (+1%) .321 (-6%) .417 (-3%) .738 (-5%) -327.0
2017 ATL NL 81 276 38 78 13 0 19 50 0 17 39 .283 .254 (+11%) .324 (+8%) .425 (+26%) .750 (+18%) 952.7
2018 ATL NL 105 347 45 94 24 0 12 50 0 22 43 .271 .247 (+9%) .318 (+5%) .409 (+8%) .727 (+7%) 418.5
2019 WAS NL 85 280 37 74 11 0 17 63 0 20 36 .264 .252 (+5%) .322 (avg) .434 (+12%) .757 (+7%) 340.1
2020 WAS NL 33 111 15 30 8 0 2 17 1 11 19 .270 .244 (+10%) .321 (+8%) .417 (-5%) .739 (+1%) 23.9
2021 LAA AL 72 219 17 49 8 0 6 16 0 12 44 .224 .243 (-8%) .317 (-7%) .410 (-17%) .727 (-13%) -427.5
2022 LAA AL 51 139 10 25 4 0 4 15 0 15 29 .180 .242 (-26%) .311 (-15%) .394 (-25%) .706 (-21%) -443.0
Career · 18 seasons 1,635 5,563 594 1,421 295 6 143 730 20 387 751 .255 — — — — -5,414

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
19 55 2 9 0 0 1 5 6 16 .164

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2019 NLCS WAS 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125
2019 NLDS1 WAS 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000
2019 NLWC WAS 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 WS WAS 3 10 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 .200
2018 NLDS2 ATL 4 8 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .250
2012 NLDS1 WAS 5 17 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 .235

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (1635 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home826274028070674384.258
Away809282331471569346.253

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2022-10-04 LAAOAKL 000000000
2022-10-01 LAATEXW 201000100
2022-09-22 LAATEXL 300000000
2022-08-28 LAATORW 411001100
2022-08-25 LAATBRL 200000010
2022-08-24 LAATBRL 000000010
2022-08-22 LAATBRL 300000011
2022-08-21 LAADETL 200000000
2022-08-20 LAADETL 000000010
2022-08-19 LAADETW 301000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 2 0 0 1
C 1540 1461 10869 596 73 62

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2007 OAK C 66 61 431 32 2 0
2008 OAK C 141 136 927 53 6 4
2009 OAK C 135 132 923 68 5 7
2010 OAK C 123 121 825 35 8 5
2011 OAK C 129 127 914 55 7 7
2012 OAK C 75 72 491 37 2 4
2012 WAS C 42 41 324 24 3 3
2013 WAS C 78 73 556 30 5 5
2013 OAK C 15 9 65 5 1 0
2014 MIN C 119 115 737 39 4 1
2015 MIN C 130 123 825 35 3 8
2016 MIN C 99 92 679 28 5 2
2017 ATL C 77 71 553 42 3 2
2018 ATL C 93 83 744 33 5 5
2019 WAS C 75 70 666 27 3 1
2020 WAS C 30 30 271 10 0 2
2021 LAA C 69 63 597 33 10 5
2022 LAA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 1
2022 LAA C 44 42 341 10 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 1539
First Base 1
Designated Hitter 42

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 MIN AL $6,000,000
2015 MIN AL $6,000,000
2014 MIN AL $2,750,000
2013 WAS NL $6,487,500
2012 OAK AL $5,037,500
2011 OAK AL $3,437,500
2010 OAK AL $420,000
2009 OAK AL $410,000
2008 OAK AL $395,000
Total Career Earnings $30,937,500

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
California State University Fullerton Fullerton CA 2002, 2003, 2004

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Kurt Suzuki (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Terry Kennedy
    .264 avg, 113 HR
  2. 90
    Ramon Hernandez
    .263 avg, 169 HR
  3. 82
    Terry Steinbach
    .271 avg, 162 HR
  4. 82
    Del Crandall
    .254 avg, 179 HR
  5. 76
    Bengie Molina
    .274 avg, 144 HR
  6. 75
    Sandy Alomar
    .273 avg, 112 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Kurt Suzuki

What years did Kurt Suzuki play?
Kurt Suzuki played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2022.
Was Kurt Suzuki a pitcher?
No. Kurt Suzuki was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Kurt Suzuki hit?
Kurt Suzuki hit 143 career home runs with 1421 hits.