Seiya Suzuki
27-Year-Old
2022 Stats
AVG
.246
HR
4
RBI
19
R
17
SB
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2022 Fantasy Outlook
An erroneous report announced Suzuki would be signing with the Padres, but shortly thereafter he agreed to a five-year, $85 million deal with the Cubs, and he's expected to be the everyday starter in right field. The 27-year-old is coming over from the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan, where he won the equivalent of the Gold Glove Award five times. He's coming off his most productive offensive season in 2021, as he hit .317/.433/.636 with 38 home runs, 88 RBI and a 88:89 BB:K in 134 games. Suzuki shouldn't be expected to replicate those numbers while facing better pitchers in MLB, but he could be a serviceable option with some upside in his rookie campaign. Read Past Outlooks
Back in lineup Saturday
Suzuki is starting in right field and batting third in Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks.
ANALYSIS
After a day off Friday, Suzuki slots back into the heart of Chicago's order. The outfielder has been mostly solid so far in his MLB debut with an .803 OPS across 35 games, though he has just a .611 OPS in May along with a nearly 36 percent strikeout rate this month.
After a day off Friday, Suzuki slots back into the heart of Chicago's order. The outfielder has been mostly solid so far in his MLB debut with an .803 OPS across 35 games, though he has just a .611 OPS in May along with a nearly 36 percent strikeout rate this month.
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2022
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
+1%
OPS vs LHP
2022
+1%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .803 | 49 | 2 | 5 | .214 | ||||
| Since 2020vs Right | .792 | 93 | 2 | 14 | .263 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | .803 | 49 | 2 | 5 | .214 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | .792 | 93 | 2 | 14 | .263 | ||||
| 2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
+29%
OPS on Road
2022
+29%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020Home | .709 | 83 | 1 | 11 | .229 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | .914 | 59 | 3 | 8 | .269 | ||||
| 2022Home | .709 | 83 | 1 | 11 | .229 | ||||
| 2022Away | .914 | 59 | 3 | 8 | .269 | ||||
| 2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Seiya Suzuki compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.42BB Rate
12.7%K Rate
30.3%BABIP
.342ISO
.205AVG
.246OBP
.345SLG
.451OPS
.796wOBA
.344Exit Velocity
83.3 mphHard Hit Rate
30.4%Barrels/PA
8.4%Advanced Batting Stats
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Not in Friday's lineup
Suzuki is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Diamondbacks.
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Drives in two Tuesday
Suzuki went 1-for-4 with a double, a run scored and two RBI in Tuesday's win over the Pirates.
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Back in action
Suzuki (ankle) will bat second and play right field Saturday against Arizona.
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Still sitting
Suzuki (ankle) remains on the bench Friday against Arizona.
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Remains out of lineup
Suzuki (ankle) isn't starting Wednesday against the Padres.
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