C Kazunari Suzuki #11
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/06/1975
C KAZUNARI SUZUKI #11 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
62 160 39 5 0 2 13 13 30 .244 .299 .312 0 0.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/1975 NAG Loss, 5-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1975 NAG Loss, 5-10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 KOB Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/20/1975 KOB Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1975 VES Win, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/17/1975 VES Loss, 4-5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1975 @ NAG Win, 8-0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/10/1975 OSA Loss, 4-5 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/07/1975 KIN Win, 5-1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/04/1975 @ KOB Win, 5-4 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/12/1948
Born in:Chiba, CHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 144 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 5th Pick in Round 3
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 62 160 39 5 0 2 13 16 13 30 .244 .299 .312 .612 .272 .069 74
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 43 178 1 1 0 6 1 3 50 7 0 0 0.0 14.6 3.02 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   49 11 2 0 1 6 4 4 8 2 0 0 .224 .273 .327 .599
Versus Right   111 28 3 0 1 7 12 9 22 1 1 1 .252 .311 .306 .618
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
May   26 6 0 0 0 3 1 4 3 0 0 0 .231 .333 .231 .564
June   33 8 1 0 0 3 4 2 8 1 0 0 .242 .278 .273 .551
July   41 9 2 0 0 3 2 0 6 2 0 1 .220 .227 .268 .496
August   31 10 2 0 1 2 3 0 7 0 0 0 .323 .323 .484 .806
September   29 6 0 0 1 2 6 7 6 0 1 0 .207 .361 .310 .671
Last Year   170 43 4 0 6 18 17 12 24 0 2 0 .253 .302 .382 .685
2 Years Ago   146 43 1 0 5 19 14 11 21 2 2 2 .295 .348 .404 .752
Career   661 169 14 1 19 73 64 55 112 6 11 4 .256 .314 .366 .680
Home   80 18 3 0 0 4 6 8 13 2 1 1 .225 .297 .263 .559
Road   80 21 2 0 2 9 10 5 17 1 0 0 .263 .302 .362 .665
Grass   160 39 5 0 2 13 16 13 30 3 1 1 .244 .299 .312 .612
Day   77 17 2 0 0 6 6 7 21 3 0 0 .221 .276 .247 .523
Night   83 22 3 0 2 7 10 6 9 0 1 1 .265 .322 .373 .696
As Starter   142 34 5 0 2 9 15 13 29 1 1 0 .239 .301 .317 .618
As Reliever / Substitution   18 5 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 0 1 .278 .286 .278 .563
Pinch Hitting   14 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 .214 .188 .214 .402
Close/Late   44 10 0 0 1 5 4 3 5 2 0 0 .227 .265 .295 .561
Inning 1-3   41 8 1 0 0 1 4 2 7 0 1 0 .195 .233 .220 .452
Inning 4-6   57 18 4 0 1 6 7 7 13 1 0 1 .316 .394 .439 .833
Inning 7-9   57 11 0 0 1 4 4 4 10 1 0 0 .193 .242 .246 .488
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .333 .400 .733
0 Outs   60 15 2 0 1 2 8 5 12 0 0 0 .250 .308 .333 .641
1 Outs   59 18 3 0 0 9 7 4 8 3 1 0 .305 .333 .356 .689
2 Outs   41 6 0 0 1 2 1 4 10 0 0 1 .146 .239 .220 .459
Scoring Position   41 14 1 0 0 11 5 2 7 3 1 1 .341 .362 .366 .728
Bases Empty   89 22 4 0 2 2 9 8 18 0 0 0 .247 .309 .360 .669
Runner on 1st   30 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Runner on 2nd   19 8 1 0 0 2 3 1 4 0 1 0 .421 .450 .474 .924
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 .375 .500 .375 .875
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 .333 .200 .333 .533
Two Strikes   74 18 4 0 1 5 5 4 30 2 0 0 .243 .275 .338 .613
First Pitch   20 4 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .200 .238 .200 .438
Count 0-1   16 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .375 .562
Count 0-2   12 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 .167 .154 .167 .321
Count 1-0   12 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .286 .250 .536
Count 1-1   23 7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .304 .348 .652
Count 1-2   26 10 3 0 1 4 3 0 10 1 0 0 .385 .370 .615 .986
Count 2-0   4 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   20 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 .250 .250 .300 .550
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 .400 .700 .400 1.100
Full Count   16 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 0 0 .062 .250 .062 .312
Behind in Count   54 15 3 0 2 7 5 0 17 2 0 0 .278 .268 .444 .712
Ahead in Count   27 7 0 0 0 3 6 8 0 1 0 1 .259 .432 .259 .692
Batting 5th   10 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 6th   21 5 0 0 0 1 2 3 6 0 1 0 .238 .333 .238 .571
Batting 7th   17 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .176 .263 .176 .440
Batting 8th   105 28 5 0 2 8 13 8 18 2 0 1 .267 .319 .371 .690
Batting 9th   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .125 .143 .268
Low Leverage   63 12 2 0 2 4 8 9 16 1 0 0 .190 .288 .317 .605
Medium Leverage   54 14 1 0 0 2 3 2 9 0 1 0 .259 .286 .278 .563
High Leverage   42 13 2 0 0 7 5 2 5 2 0 1 .310 .340 .357 .698
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1972 Fukuoka - BAN 24 88 185 44 4 1 6 23 17 19 1 1 37 0 0 .238 .311 .368 .678 94 87 0.6
1973 Fukuoka - BAN 25 81 146 43 1 0 5 19 14 11 2 2 21 0 0 .295 .348 .404 .752 121 123 1.1
1974 Fukuoka - BAN 26 85 170 43 4 0 6 18 17 12 0 0 24 0 1 .253 .302 .382 .685 98 95 0.5
1975 Fukuoka - BAN 27 62 160 39 5 0 2 13 16 13 1 3 30 0 0 .244 .299 .312 .612 70 74 0.6
Total BAN 316 661 169 14 1 19 73 64 55 4 6 112 0 1 .256 .314 .366 .680 95 94 2.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1972 Fukuoka - INT C 40 39 206 27 1 237 4 .983 343.1 6.11 -0.6 1.086 6 42 13 31.0
1972 Fukuoka - INT 3B 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 .667 6.0 3.00 -0.6 .526
1973 Fukuoka - INT C 27 26 140 20 2 161 1 .994 236.1 6.09 -0.3 .885 2 24 8 33.3
1974 Fukuoka - INT C 41 32 202 24 2 226 0 1.000 307.2 6.61 +0.1 .911 2 24 9 37.5
1975 Fukuoka - INT C 49 43 237 33 1 273 3 .989 384.2 6.32 +1.2 1.048 0 47 17 36.2
TOTAL C 157 140 785 104 6 897 8 .991 1272.0 6.29 +0.5 .986 10 137 47 34.3
TOTAL 3B 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 .667 6.0 3.00 -0.6 .526
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft by the Sapporo Bears. (Round 3, Pick 5, 29th overall pick).
06/06/1967 Released by the Sapporo Bears.
09/06/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fukuoka Falcons organization.
10/14/1967 Named the #27 prospect in the BAN
03/21/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
05/01/1968 Named the #23 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
04/10/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
05/01/1969 Named the #29 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1969 Named the #39 prospect in the BAN
03/30/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
05/01/1970 Named the #32 prospect in the BAN
07/16/1970 Named the #29 prospect in the BAN
05/01/1971 Named the #30 prospect in the BAN
04/17/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Fukuoka Falcons development complex.
05/01/1972 Named the #32 prospect in the BAN
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