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Ichiro Suzuki

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 160 lb.

Debut April 2, 2001

Born October 22, 1973 in Kasugai, Japan

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2001 27 SEA AL 157  692  127  242  34  8   8   69  56 14  30  53  .350  .381  .457  126  316   4   4  10   8   3 SS,MVP-1,RoY-1,AS
 2002 28 SEA AL 157  647  111  208  27  8   8   51  31 15  68  62  .321  .388  .425  120  275   3   5  27   5   8 MVP-17,AS
 2003 29 SEA AL 159  679  111  212  29  8  13   62  34  8  36  69  .312  .352  .436  112  296   3   1   7   6   3 MVP-23,AS
 2004 30 SEA AL 161  704  101  262  24  5   8   60  36 11  49  63  .372  .414  .455  130  320   2   3  19   4   6 MVP-7,AS
 2005 31 SEA AL 162  679  111  206  21 12  15   68  33  8  48  66  .303  .350  .436  113  296   2   6  23   4   5 AS
 2006 32 SEA AL 161  695  110  224  20  9   9   49  45  2  49  71  .322  .370  .416  106  289   1   2  16   5   2 MVP-15,AS
 2007 33 SEA AL 161  678  111  238  22  7   6   68  37  8  49  77  .351  .396  .431  122  292   4   2  13   3   7 SS,MVP-8,AS
 2008 34 SEA AL 162  686  103  213  20  7   6   42  43  4  51  65  .310  .361  .386  102  265   3   4  12   5   8 MVP-20,AS
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons     1280 5460  885 1805 197 64  73  469 315 70 380 526  .331  .377  .430  117 2349  22  27 127  40  42
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        691  112  228  25  8   9   59  40  9  48  67  .331  .377  .430  117  297   3   3  16   5   5
 Career High    162  704  127  262  34 12  15   69  56 15  68  77  .372  .414  .457  130  320   4   6  27   8   8
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2001 27 SEA AL  738  475  127   7.2   102| .350  .260| .381  .326| .457  .418| .838  .744| 126  .653  26.0   2.4  80%
 2002 28 SEA AL  728  470  109   6.2   103| .321  .261| .388  .328| .425  .419| .813  .747| 120  .602  20.2   1.9  67%
 2003 29 SEA AL  725  482  109   6.0   102| .312  .262| .352  .327| .436  .419| .788  .746| 112  .583  10.0   0.9  80%
 2004 30 SEA AL  762  464  137   7.9   107| .372  .267| .414  .334| .455  .428| .869  .763| 130  .684  31.8   2.9  76%
 2005 31 SEA AL  739  494  108   5.8   101| .303  .262| .350  .324| .436  .416| .786  .740| 113  .580  11.5   1.1  80%
 2006 32 SEA AL  752  478  118   6.6   108| .322  .272| .370  .336| .416  .432| .786  .768| 106  .605   6.0   0.6  95%
 2007 33 SEA AL  736  461  121   7.0   103| .351  .266| .396  .333| .431  .416| .827  .749| 122  .646  22.1   2.1  82%
 2008 34 SEA AL  749  492  104   5.6   102| .310  .263| .361  .331| .386  .414| .747  .744| 102  .559   2.5   0.2  91%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      5929 3816  933   6.5   104| .331  .264| .377  .330| .430  .420| .807  .750| 117  .616 130.2  12.1  81%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2001 27 SEA AL RF 152 335 8 1 2 .997 .982 2.26 1.82 2.35 2.09 148 1313.7 GG,AS DH 4 AS 2002 28 SEA AL OF 152 336 8 3 0 .991 .985 2.26 2.05 2.36 2.35 149 1309.3 GG,AS RF 150 325 8 3 0 .991 .982 2.22 1.82 2.33 2.12 146 1284.3 GG,AS DH 4 AS CF 3 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 2.50 3.00 2.78 3 24.0 GG,AS 2003 29 SEA AL RF 159 337 12 2 4 .994 .980 2.19 1.79 2.30 2.11 156 1367.0 GG,AS 2004 30 SEA AL RF 158 372 12 3 2 .992 .983 2.43 1.92 2.46 2.22 158 1405.3 GG,AS DH 3 AS 2005 31 SEA AL RF 158 381 9 2 2 .995 .982 2.47 1.83 2.53 2.12 158 1388.3 GG,AS DH 3 AS 2006 32 SEA AL OF 159 364 9 3 3 .992 .986 2.35 1.99 2.40 2.30 158 1399.7 GG,AS RF 121 250 8 2 3 .992 .984 2.13 1.85 2.19 2.20 120 1061.7 GG,AS CF 39 114 1 1 0 .991 .989 2.95 2.29 3.06 2.65 38 338.0 GG,AS DH 2 AS 2007 33 SEA AL CF 155 424 8 1 3 .998 .989 2.79 2.42 2.90 2.71 155 1339.3 GG,AS DH 6 AS 2008 34 SEA AL RF 91 175 7 4 1 .978 .985 2.00 1.83 2.08 2.15 90 788.3 GG,AS CF 69 195 4 1 1 .995 .989 2.88 2.35 2.98 2.71 69 601.7 GG,AS DH 2 AS
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2002 28 SEA AL CF 3 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 2.50 3.00 2.78 3 24.0 2006 32 SEA AL CF 39 114 1 1 0 .991 .989 2.95 2.29 3.06 2.65 38 338.0 2007 33 SEA AL CF 155 424 8 1 3 .998 .989 2.79 2.42 2.90 2.71 155 1339.3 2008 34 SEA AL CF 69 195 4 1 1 .995 .989 2.88 2.35 2.98 2.71 69 601.7 2001 27 SEA AL DH 4 2002 28 SEA AL DH 4 2004 30 SEA AL DH 3 2005 31 SEA AL DH 3 2006 32 SEA AL DH 2 2007 33 SEA AL DH 6 2008 34 SEA AL DH 2 2001 27 SEA AL OF 152 335 8 1 2 .997 .984 2.26 2.01 2.35 2.30 148 1313.7 2002 28 SEA AL OF 152 336 8 3 0 .991 .985 2.26 2.05 2.36 2.35 149 1309.3 2003 29 SEA AL OF 159 337 12 2 4 .994 .985 2.19 2.08 2.30 2.35 156 1367.0 2004 30 SEA AL OF 158 372 12 3 2 .992 .985 2.43 2.05 2.46 2.30 158 1405.3 2005 31 SEA AL OF 158 381 10 2 2 .995 .986 2.47 2.05 2.53 2.30 158 1388.3 2006 32 SEA AL OF 159 364 9 3 3 .992 .986 2.35 1.99 2.40 2.30 158 1399.7 2007 33 SEA AL OF 155 424 8 1 3 .998 .987 2.79 2.00 2.90 2.30 155 1339.3 2001 27 SEA AL RF 152 335 8 1 2 .997 .982 2.26 1.82 2.35 2.09 148 1313.7 2002 28 SEA AL RF 150 325 8 3 0 .991 .982 2.22 1.82 2.33 2.12 146 1284.3 2003 29 SEA AL RF 159 337 12 2 4 .994 .980 2.19 1.79 2.30 2.11 156 1367.0 2004 30 SEA AL RF 158 372 12 3 2 .992 .983 2.43 1.92 2.46 2.22 158 1405.3 2005 31 SEA AL RF 158 381 9 2 2 .995 .982 2.47 1.83 2.53 2.12 158 1388.3 2006 32 SEA AL RF 121 250 8 2 3 .992 .984 2.13 1.85 2.19 2.20 120 1061.7 2008 34 SEA AL RF 91 175 7 4 1 .978 .985 2.00 1.83 2.08 2.15 90 788.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF*1093 2549 67 15 16 .994 .985 2.39 2.03 2.47 2.31 1082 9522.7 0 266 989# RF* 989 2175 64 17 14 .992 .982 2.26 1.84 2.34 2.14 976 8608.7 CF* 266 741 13 3 4 .996 .989 2.83 2.38 2.95 2.70 265 2303.0 DH 24 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1093 2549 67 15 16 .994 .985 2.39 2.03 2.47 2.31 1082 9523
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2001   ALDS  SEA CLE     W   5  20   4  12  1  0  0   2   1   0  .600  .619  .650   1  2   0   0   0 
        ALCS  SEA NYY     L   5  18   3   4  1  0  0   1   4   4  .222  .364  .278   2  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1  10  38   7  16  2  0  0   3   5   4  .421  .488  .474   3  2   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 2001   SEA AL   *   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   1  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 2002   SEA AL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 2003   SEA AL   *   1   1   0  0  0  0   0   2   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 2004   SEA AL   *   4   1   1  1  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 2005   SEA AL       2   0   1  0  0  0   2   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 2006   SEA AL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 2007   SEA AL   *   3   1   3  0  0  1   2   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 2008   SEA AL   *   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 8/8      7  21   3   7  1  0  1   4   2   2   1  0   0   0   0  .333  .391  .524 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
2001 (CF)
2002 (RF)
2003 (RF)
2004 (CF)
2005 *
2006 (RF)
2007 (CF)
2008 (RF)

Awards
2001-AL-MVP
2001-AL-ROY
2007-ML-AS MVP

Gold Gloves
2001-AL--OF
2002-AL--OF
2003-AL--OF
2004-AL--OF
2005-AL--OF
2006-AL--OF
2007-AL--OF
2008-AL--OF
All Multiple Winners

Silver Sluggers
2001-AL--OF
2007-AL--OF
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
2001-AL-1-0.74
2002-AL-17-0.03
2003-AL-23-0.02
2004-AL-7-0.25
2006-AL-15-0.02
2007-AL-8-0.23
2008-AL-20-0.00
Car-167-1.29 shares

Batting Average
2001 AL-.350-1
2002 AL-.321-4
2003 AL-.312-7
2004 AL-.372-1
2006 AL-.322-6
2007 AL-.351-2
2008 AL-.311-7
Act-.331-2
Car-.331-32

On-base %
2002 AL-.388-10
2004 AL-.414-2
2007 AL-.396-9
Act-.377-26

Games
2002 AL-157-9
2004 AL-161-3
2005 AL-162-1
2006 AL-161-5
2007 AL-161-3
2008 AL-162-2

At Bats
2001 AL-692-1
2002 AL-647-3
2003 AL-679-2
2004 AL-704-1
2005 AL-679-1
2006 AL-695-1
2007 AL-678-1
2008 AL-686-1

Plate Appearances (approx.)
2001 AL-738-1
2002 AL-728-3
2003 AL-725-3
2004 AL-762-1
2005 AL-739-2
2006 AL-752-1
2007 AL-736-2
2008 AL-749-1

Runs
2001 AL-127-2
2002 AL-111-9
2003 AL-111-7
2005 AL-111-9
2006 AL-110-6
2007 AL-111-8
2008 AL-103-7

Hits
2001 AL-242-1
2002 AL-208-2
2003 AL-212-2
2004 AL-262-1
2005 AL-206-2
2006 AL-224-1
2007 AL-238-1
2008 AL-213-1

Total Bases
2001 AL-316-9
2004 AL-320-6

Triples
2001 AL-8-7
2002 AL-8-3
2003 AL-8-8
2005 AL-12-2
2006 AL-9-3
2007 AL-7-9
2008 AL-7-6
Act-64-12

Stolen Bases
2001 AL-56-1
2002 AL-31-4
2003 AL-34-5
2004 AL-36-2
2005 AL-33-5
2006 AL-45-3
2007 AL-37-4
2008 AL-43-3
Act-315-8

Singles
2001 AL-192-1
2002 AL-165-1
2003 AL-162-1
2004 AL-225-1
2005 AL-158-1
2006 AL-186-1
2007 AL-203-1
2008 AL-180-1
Act-1471-15

Runs Created
2001 AL-127-9
2004 AL-137-2
2007 AL-121-8

Adjusted Batting Runs
2004 AL-32-9

Batting Wins
2004 AL-2.9-9

Times on Base
2001 AL-280-4
2002 AL-281-4
2003 AL-254-10
2004 AL-315-1
2005 AL-258-6
2006 AL-278-4
2007 AL-290-5
2008 AL-269-4

Offensive Win%
2004 AL-.684-7

Intentional Walks
2001 AL-10-8
2002 AL-27-1
2004 AL-19-1
2005 AL-23-2
2006 AL-16-4
2007 AL-13-3
2008 AL-12-5
Act-127-14
Car-127-65

Caught Stealing
2001 AL-14-2
2002 AL-15-1
2003 AL-8-9
2004 AL-11-6
2005 AL-8-10
2007 AL-8-7
Act-70-25

Power/Speed Number
2003 AL-18.8-7
2005 AL-20.6-6

At Bats per Strikeout
2001 AL-13.1-1
2002 AL-10.4-4
2003 AL-9.8-7
2004 AL-11.2-3
2005 AL-10.3-5
2006 AL-9.8-10
2008 AL-10.6-5
Act-10.4-8

Outs
2001 AL-475-9
2002 AL-470-10
2003 AL-482-6
2004 AL-464-9
2005 AL-494-3
2006 AL-478-2
2008 AL-492-2

Salary
2008 AL-$17,102,149-5

     

Black Ink: Batting - 32 (52) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 110 (190) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 33.1 (214) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 180.5 (54) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

November 30, 2000: Purchased by the Seattle Mariners from the Orix (Japan Pacific).


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2001Seattle Mariners$5,666,667
2002Seattle Mariners$3,696,000
2003Seattle Mariners$4,666,667
2004Seattle Mariners$6,500,000
2005Seattle Mariners$12,500,000
2006Seattle Mariners$12,500,000
2007Seattle Mariners$12,500,000
2008Seattle Mariners$17,102,149
Career (may be incomplete)$75,131,483

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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