C Kazunari Suzuki #11
Fukuoka Falcons BAN
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
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C KAZUNARI SUZUKI #11 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
85 170 43 4 0 6 18 12 24 .253 .302 .382 0 0.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/1974 @ OSA Win, 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1974 @ OSA Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1974 @ KIN Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1974 VES Win, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1974 VES Win, 3-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 VES Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1974 @ KOB Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/18/1974 @ NAG Loss, 9-12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1974 @ NAG Loss, 2-13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/1974 @ NAG Win, 8-1 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/12/1948
Born in:Chiba, CHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 144 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 85 170 43 4 0 6 18 17 12 24 .253 .302 .382 .685 .300 .129 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 32 184 0 1 0 4 2 0 65 10 0 1 0.0 18.7 3.77 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   45 13 1 0 1 3 3 3 6 0 0 0 .289 .333 .378 .711
Versus Right   125 30 3 0 5 15 14 9 18 0 2 0 .240 .291 .384 .675
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   32 11 0 0 2 6 2 1 3 0 1 0 .344 .364 .531 .895
June   31 7 1 0 2 3 3 2 7 0 0 0 .226 .273 .452 .724
July   38 10 2 0 1 3 6 3 6 0 1 0 .263 .317 .395 .712
August   32 6 0 0 1 2 4 3 3 0 0 0 .188 .257 .281 .538
September   37 9 1 0 0 4 2 3 5 0 0 0 .243 .300 .270 .570
Last Year   146 43 1 0 5 19 14 11 21 2 2 2 .295 .348 .404 .752
2 Years Ago   185 44 4 1 6 23 17 19 37 1 6 1 .238 .311 .368 .678
Career   501 130 9 1 17 60 48 42 82 3 10 3 .259 .319 .383 .702
Home   88 24 1 0 3 6 9 3 13 0 1 0 .273 .297 .386 .683
Road   82 19 3 0 3 12 8 9 11 0 1 0 .232 .308 .378 .686
Grass   170 43 4 0 6 18 17 12 24 0 2 0 .253 .302 .382 .685
Day   70 19 1 0 5 12 7 5 12 0 2 0 .271 .320 .500 .820
Night   100 24 3 0 1 6 10 7 12 0 0 0 .240 .290 .300 .590
As Starter   122 29 1 0 3 11 11 8 11 0 1 0 .238 .285 .320 .604
As Reliever / Substitution   48 14 3 0 3 7 6 4 13 0 1 0 .292 .346 .542 .888
Pinch Hitting   41 11 2 0 3 6 6 4 12 0 1 0 .268 .333 .537 .870
Close/Late   71 18 2 0 6 13 9 8 15 0 2 0 .254 .329 .535 .864
Inning 1-3   33 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .152 .176 .152 .328
Inning 4-6   43 15 1 0 0 2 5 1 3 0 0 0 .349 .364 .372 .736
Inning 7-9   85 18 3 0 3 11 8 9 18 0 2 0 .212 .287 .353 .640
Extra Innings   9 5 0 0 3 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 .556 .600 1.556 2.156
0 Outs   53 12 0 0 2 3 5 2 7 0 2 0 .226 .255 .340 .594
1 Outs   56 16 3 0 3 6 8 3 4 0 0 0 .286 .322 .500 .822
2 Outs   61 15 1 0 1 9 4 7 13 0 0 0 .246 .324 .311 .635
Scoring Position   46 10 1 0 1 12 3 5 9 0 2 0 .217 .294 .304 .598
Bases Empty   85 22 3 0 4 4 9 6 10 0 0 0 .259 .308 .435 .743
Runner on 1st   39 11 0 0 1 2 5 1 5 0 0 0 .282 .300 .359 .659
Runner on 2nd   16 5 1 0 0 3 2 3 3 0 2 0 .312 .421 .375 .796
Runner on 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .091 .000 .091
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   9 3 0 0 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Two Strikes   76 16 3 0 1 6 7 5 24 0 0 0 .211 .259 .289 .549
First Pitch   22 8 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .364 .391 .364 .755
Count 0-1   9 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Count 0-2   16 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .312 .562
Count 1-0   17 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 .294 .588
Count 1-1   18 5 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .611 .889
Count 1-2   20 4 1 0 1 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 2-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   16 4 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .812 1.062
Count 2-2   26 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 .115 .115 .115 .231
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .222 .417 .222 .639
Full Count   14 5 1 0 0 2 3 5 3 0 0 0 .357 .526 .429 .955
Behind in Count   45 10 3 0 1 4 4 0 9 0 0 0 .222 .222 .356 .578
Ahead in Count   45 12 0 0 3 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 .267 .353 .467 .820
Batting 5th   11 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
Batting 6th   12 5 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .417 .462 .667 1.128
Batting 7th   49 9 0 0 1 6 2 4 10 0 0 0 .184 .245 .245 .490
Batting 8th   62 15 0 0 2 3 7 4 6 0 1 0 .242 .288 .339 .627
Batting 9th   36 11 3 0 2 5 5 2 7 0 1 0 .306 .342 .556 .898
Low Leverage   58 18 3 0 1 7 6 4 7 0 0 0 .310 .355 .414 .769
Medium Leverage   65 13 0 0 0 1 2 3 10 0 0 0 .200 .235 .200 .435
High Leverage   47 12 1 0 5 10 9 5 7 0 2 0 .255 .327 .596 .923
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 87 90 0.4
Total BAN 254 501 130 9 1 17 60 48 42 3 3 82 0 1 .259 .319 .383 .702 100 98 2.1
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 +0.2 .911 2 24 9 37.5
TOTAL C 108 97 548 71 5 624 5 .992 887.1 6.28 -0.8 .951 10 90 30 33.3
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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