Kurt Suzuki

Decision cost by category

Record

28-43

wins-losses

Games

76

with decision data

Lineup

1.77 R 0.02 R/G

Bunts

1.18 R 0.02 R/G

IBBs

3.42 R 0.05 R/G

Relievers

8.56 R 0.12 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 1.77 R from lineup decisions, 8.56 R from high-leverage reliever selection, 1.18 R from bunts, 3.42 R from intentional walks.

LINEUP DECISIONS · 1.77 R RELIEVER SELECTION · 8.56 R BUNTS · 1.18 R INTENTIONAL WALKS · 3.42 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 11th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Dave Roberts LAD 0.87 R
2 John Schneider TOR 1.08 R
3 Pat Murphy MIL 1.26 R
…
11 Kurt Suzuki LAA 1.77 R
…
28 Carlos Mendoza NYM 3.71 R
29 Joe Espada HOU 3.84 R
30 Will Venable CWS 4.08 R

Bunt decisions

Kurt Suzuki ranks 17th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Walt Weiss ATL 0.00 R
2 Aaron Boone NYY 0.09 R
3 A.J. Hinch DET 0.39 R
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17 Kurt Suzuki LAA 1.18 R
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28 Torey Lovullo AZ 2.80 R
29 Pat Murphy MIL 2.76 R
30 Will Venable CWS 2.88 R

Intentional walks

Kurt Suzuki ranks 29th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Don Mattingly PHI 0.11 R
2 Chad Tracy BOS 0.17 R
3 Walt Weiss ATL 0.33 R
28 Terry Francona CIN 2.90 R
29 Kurt Suzuki LAA 3.42 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 4.11 R

Game-by-game breakdown

Last 7 in tenure · Δ R/G

Jun 18 @ ATH L Gage Jump 0-5 +8.94

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~6.21 R

Jun 17 @ AZ L Eduardo Rodriguez 1-8 +2.15

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~1.77 R

Jun 16 @ AZ W Merrill Kelly 7-0 +0.06 Jun 15 @ AZ L Ryne Nelson 3-4 +1.40

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~1.40 R

Jun 14 vs TB L Ian Seymour 3-8 +2.70

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~1.37 R

Jun 13 vs TB W Griffin Jax 8-0 +0.03 Jun 12 vs TB W Shane McClanahan 4-3 +0.19

Most costly decisions

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JUN 18 · @ ATH +8.94 R/G

Pulled too late cost ~6.21 R

vs Gage Jump · L 0-5

JUN 14 · vs TB +2.70 R/G

Pulled too late cost ~1.37 R

vs Ian Seymour · L 3-8

JUN 17 · @ AZ +2.15 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~1.77 R

vs Eduardo Rodriguez · L 1-8

JUN 15 · @ AZ +1.40 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~1.40 R

vs Ryne Nelson · L 3-4

Tenure summary

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

Through 76 games of decision data, their tactical decisions cost the team an estimated 6.37 R across lineup construction, bunt strategy, and intentional walks. Lineup decisions accounted for 1.77 R of that — the largest single category.

The team's 28-43 record places them 15 games under .500. Suzuki has called 10 sacrifice bunts (1.18 R in expected runs). Intentional walks have been issued 14 times for an expected cost of 3.42 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.