Kurt Suzuki

Decision cost by category

Record

37-56

wins-losses

Games

112

with decision data

Lineup

2.28 R 0.02 R/G

Bunts

1.72 R 0.02 R/G

IBBs

3.96 R 0.04 R/G

Relievers

21.50 R 0.23 R/G

Season to date · categories cover different scopes and aren't summed into a total — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only; the Relievers leaderboard shows a rolling 30-day window.

Cost by category

Los Angeles Angels cost themselves 2.28 R from lineup decisions, 21.50 R from high-leverage reliever selection, 1.72 R from bunts, 3.96 R from intentional walks.

LINEUP DECISIONS · 2.28 R RELIEVER SELECTION · 21.50 R BUNTS · 1.72 R INTENTIONAL WALKS · 3.96 R

Season to date · shown per category, not summed — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only (the Relievers board uses a rolling 30-day window).

How this compares — league ranking

Lineup decisions

Kurt Suzuki ranks 7th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Dave Roberts LAD 1.34 R
2 John Schneider TOR 1.60 R
3 Craig Stammen SD 1.73 R
…
7 Kurt Suzuki LAA 2.28 R
…
28 Carlos Mendoza NYM 4.24 R
29 Joe Espada HOU 4.57 R
30 Will Venable CWS 4.91 R

Bunt decisions

Kurt Suzuki ranks 12th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Aaron Boone NYY 0.28 R
2 Don Kelly PIT 0.56 R
3 Craig Counsell CHC 0.65 R
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12 Kurt Suzuki LAA 1.72 R
…
28 Kevin Cash TB 3.63 R
29 Torey Lovullo AZ 3.64 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 3.77 R

Intentional walks

Kurt Suzuki ranks 28th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Joe Espada HOU 0.49 R
2 Clayton McCullough MIA 0.88 R
3 Chad Tracy BOS 0.68 R
28 Kurt Suzuki LAA 3.96 R
29 Dave Roberts LAD 3.95 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 4.78 R

Game-by-game breakdown

Last 7 in tenure · Δ R/G

Aug 2 vs MIL W Jacob Misiorowski 3-0 +0.12 Aug 1 vs MIL L Robert Gasser 1-3 +3.11

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~3.11 R

Jul 31 vs MIL L Shane Drohan 2-6 +3.76

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~2.22 R

Jul 29 vs HOU L Hayden Wesneski 4-7 +3.24

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~2.55 R

Jul 28 vs HOU L Peter Lambert 2-3 +1.63

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~1.54 R

Jul 27 vs HOU L Cristian Javier 4-6 +1.28

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~0.77 R

Jul 26 @ SF W Carson Whisenhunt 4-3 +0.37

Most costly decisions

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JUL 31 · vs MIL +3.76 R/G

Pulled too late cost ~2.22 R

vs Shane Drohan · L 2-6

JUL 29 · vs HOU +3.24 R/G

Pulled too late cost ~2.55 R

vs Hayden Wesneski · L 4-7

AUG 1 · vs MIL +3.11 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~3.11 R

vs Robert Gasser · L 1-3

JUL 28 · vs HOU +1.63 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~1.54 R

vs Peter Lambert · L 2-3

Tenure summary

Kurt Suzuki manages the Los Angeles Angels, with their current tenure beginning March 26, 2026.

Through 112 games of decision data, their tactical decisions cost the team an estimated 7.96 R across lineup construction, bunt strategy, and intentional walks. Lineup decisions accounted for 2.28 R of that — the largest single category.

The team's 37-56 record places them 19 games under .500. Suzuki has called 13 sacrifice bunts (1.72 R in expected runs). Intentional walks have been issued 17 times for an expected cost of 3.96 R.

Deep analytical views

The overview above is the SEO surface. Each link below opens the interactive analyzer for that decision type — sortable lists, per-game breakdowns, and the underlying numbers.

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How this is calculated

Stats reflect only Kurt Suzuki's tenure as Angels manager — events from before the start date or after the end date are excluded. Lineup cost is the difference between an optimized batting order and the one actually used, summed across regular-season games. Bunt and intentional-walk costs come from per-decision run-expectancy deltas. Pitching cost is the sum of pull-timing and reliever-selection runs lost. Costs are shown as a season total and a per-game rate (R/G); rankings compare this tenure's per-game rate against the league-wide distribution of current and recent manager tenures. RunsLeft does not assign letter grades — the costs and rankings are descriptive analytics.

Read the full methodology. Career managing history coming in v2 with Lahman integration.