#48 B.j. Surhoff, Catcher, 34 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals

#48 B.j. Surhoff, Catcher, 34 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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B.j. Surhoff

8/4/1964
34
USA,NY,BRONX
6"1
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2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 4,250,000
1999
12 Year(s), 0 Days (2064 total Days)
172 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 0 Days (2064 total Days)
11 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	6	5	5	5	6
Versus LHP	5	5	5	5	6
Versus RHP	6	5	5	6	6
Talent	6	5	5	6	6

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3
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Fielding Ratings
C : 4 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 5
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/21	@LAN	W 8-0	5	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	#1
9/22	@LAN	W 6-5	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	#1
9/23	MON	L 0-10	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
9/24	MON	L 2-3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	#1
9/25	FLA	W 2-1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#1
9/28	PHI	W 9-1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	#1
9/29	@SF	L 0-6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
9/30	LAN	W 9-6	5	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	#1
10/1	@CHN	L 2-5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	#1
10/5	@HOU	W 13-8	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8

Batting Stats 1998

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	151	573	146	27	2	11	57	85	83	93	.255	.349	.366	.715	.667	.112
Projected	151	573	146	27	2	11	57	85	83	93	.255	.349	.366	.715	.667	.112

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	147	665	2	5	0	16	3	4	210	40	0	0	.0	76.6	4.6

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	89	15	3	0	0	5	12	12	17	2	1	2	.169	.274	.202	.476
vs. RHP	484	131	24	2	11	52	73	71	76	2	2	0	.271	.363	.397	.759
Close/Late	66	10	4	0	1	8	7	10	17	0	2	1	.152	.266	.258	.523
Scoring Position	128	31	7	0	3	46	0	25	21	4	3	2	.242	.358	.367	.725
Pinch Hitting	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	73	274	61	8	1	7	24	33	31	41	.223	.301	.336	.637
Road	78	299	85	19	1	4	33	52	52	52	.284	.388	.395	.782
March/April	25	95	27	4	1	4	12	19	14	24	.284	.372	.474	.845
May	28	95	19	3	0	2	10	15	22	14	.200	.350	.295	.645
June	24	92	21	2	1	2	9	10	12	13	.228	.318	.337	.655
July	22	86	23	9	0	0	8	6	11	15	.267	.351	.372	.723
August	26	100	30	6	0	2	10	22	18	16	.300	.407	.420	.827
Sept/Oct	26	105	26	3	0	1	8	13	6	11	.248	.283	.305	.588

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1987	112	245	75	20	4	4	38	41	23	2	2	15	0	0	.306	.368	.469	.837	SEA
1988	134	349	115	19	3	15	59	62	31	2	4	26	1	0	.330	.383	.530	.914	SEA
1989	130	345	96	32	4	12	56	51	25	5	2	21	1	0	.278	.334	.499	.833	SEA
1990	145	493	119	24	2	11	61	57	34	2	2	52	1	0	.241	.292	.365	.657	SEA
1991	138	490	117	34	4	12	65	57	34	2	4	72	3	0	.239	.289	.398	.687	SEA
1992	135	473	129	36	3	19	70	74	46	5	1	72	1	0	.273	.343	.482	.825	SEA
1993	153	500	138	22	3	15	71	70	70	2	1	74	4	0	.276	.366	.422	.788	SEA
1994	139	462	128	22	2	19	76	68	62	6	3	62	2	2	.277	.368	.457	.824	SEA
1995	134	417	121	25	1	12	61	64	47	5	3	64	2	2	.290	.367	.441	.808	SEA
1996	93	298	82	16	0	7	39	51	46	7	0	49	1	0	.275	.385	.399	.784	SEA
1997	146	546	153	29	2	22	92	100	79	3	2	75	0	0	.280	.373	.462	.835	STL
1998	151	573	146	27	2	11	57	85	83	2	4	93	0	0	.255	.349	.366	.715	STL
Total	1610	5191	1419	306	30	159	745	780	580	43	28	675	16	4	.273	.350	.436	.785

Career Minor League Batting Stats

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Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1988	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250
1997	7	29	8	1	0	2	5	4	1	4	0	0	.276	.300	.517	.817
Total	14	35	8	1	0	2	5	4	3	4	0	0	.229	.289	.429	.718

Fielding Stats 1998

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	150	147	1203	49	1	1255	3	.998	1317.0	8.58	5	61	17	27.9

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 25th overall pick, by Seattle in 1987...
Had first career hit on 4/6/1987, off Joe Keener (TEX)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/31/1987, off David Wells (MIL)...
Drove in 6 runs against Oakland on 8/25/1988...
2/3/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,237,143 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1991: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,237,143 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1992: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,237,143 through salary arbitration...
11/1/1992: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $5,785,000 per year, for 4 years.
Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1993, hitting .611 with 1 HR, 9 RBI...
Injured on 5/11/1996 with a Fractured Knee, out for 7-8 weeks...
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 2/5/1997 to a 3-year deal worth $4,250,000 per year...
Drove in 6 runs against Houston on 8/13/1997...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1997, hitting .480 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...

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