Know Your 40: Ichiro Suzuki
Showing his age or not, the future Hall of Famer is a Yankee for the next two years. Will he be the Ichiro of the second half last year or the Ichiro in decline for the rest of the previous two seasons?
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 40 | 95 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | .353 | .276 | .305 | |
| 1993 | 43 | 64 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .212 | .266 | |
| 1994 | 130 | 546 | 111 | 210 | 41 | 5 | 13 | 54 | 51 | 53 | 29 | 7 | .385 | .445 | .549 | |
| 1995 | 130 | 524 | 104 | 179 | 23 | 4 | 25 | 80 | 68 | 52 | 49 | 9 | .342 | .432 | .544 | |
| 1996 | 130 | 542 | 104 | 193 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 84 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 3 | .356 | .422 | .504 | |
| 1997 | 135 | 536 | 94 | 185 | 31 | 4 | 17 | 91 | 62 | 36 | 39 | 4 | .345 | .414 | .513 | |
| 1998 | 135 | 506 | 79 | 181 | 36 | 3 | 13 | 71 | 43 | 35 | 11 | 4 | .358 | .414 | .518 | |
| 1999 | 103 | 411 | 80 | 141 | 27 | 2 | 21 | 68 | 45 | 46 | 12 | 1 | .343 | .412 | .572 | |
| 2000 | 105 | 395 | 73 | 153 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 74 | 54 | 36 | 21 | 2 | .387 | .460 | .539 | |
| 2001 | Mariners | 157 | 692 | 127 | 242 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 69 | 30 | 53 | 56 | 14 | .350 | .381 | .457 |
| 2002 | Mariners | 157 | 647 | 111 | 208 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 68 | 62 | 31 | 15 | .321 | .388 | .425 |
| 2003 | Mariners | 159 | 679 | 111 | 212 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 62 | 36 | 69 | 34 | 8 | .312 | .352 | .436 |
| 2004 | Mariners | 161 | 704 | 101 | 262 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 49 | 63 | 36 | 11 | .372 | .414 | .455 |
| 2005 | Mariners | 162 | 679 | 111 | 206 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 48 | 66 | 33 | 8 | .303 | .350 | .436 |
| 2006 | Mariners | 161 | 695 | 110 | 224 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 49 | 71 | 45 | 2 | .322 | .370 | .416 |
| 2007 | Mariners | 161 | 678 | 111 | 238 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 49 | 77 | 37 | 8 | .351 | .396 | .431 |
| 2008 | Mariners | 162 | 686 | 103 | 213 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 51 | 65 | 43 | 4 | .310 | .361 | .386 |
| 2009 | Mariners | 146 | 639 | 88 | 225 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 32 | 71 | 26 | 9 | .352 | .386 | .465 |
| 2010 | Mariners | 162 | 680 | 74 | 214 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 45 | 86 | 42 | 9 | .315 | .359 | .394 |
| 2011 | Mariners | 161 | 677 | 80 | 184 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 39 | 69 | 40 | 7 | .272 | .310 | .335 |
| 2012 | Yankees | 67 | 227 | 28 | 73 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 5 | .322 | .340 | .454 |
| 2012 | Mariners | 95 | 402 | 49 | 105 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 40 | 15 | 2 | .261 | .288 | .353 |
| 2012 | 162 | 629 | 77 | 178 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 22 | 61 | 29 | 7 | .283 | .307 | .390 | |
| Career Total | 1911 | 8085 | 1204 | 2606 | 308 | 80 | 104 | 660 | 518 | 813 | 452 | 102 | .322 | .365 | .419 | |
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