Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1987
- College
- North Carolina
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1987
- College
- North Carolina
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,313
- AB
- 8,258
- R
- 1,062
- H
- 2,326
- HR
- 188
- RBI
- 1,153
- SB
- 141
- AVG
- .282
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | MIL | 115 | 395 | 50 | 118 | 7 | 68 | 11 | .299 |
| 1988 | MIL | 139 | 493 | 47 | 121 | 5 | 38 | 21 | .245 |
| 1989 | MIL | 126 | 436 | 42 | 108 | 5 | 55 | 14 | .248 |
| 1990 | MIL | 135 | 474 | 55 | 131 | 6 | 59 | 18 | .276 |
| 1991 | MIL | 143 | 505 | 57 | 146 | 5 | 68 | 5 | .289 |
| 1992 | MIL | 139 | 480 | 63 | 121 | 4 | 62 | 14 | .252 |
| 1993 | MIL | 148 | 552 | 66 | 151 | 7 | 79 | 12 | .274 |
| 1994 | MIL | 40 | 134 | 20 | 35 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .261 |
| 1995 | MIL | 117 | 415 | 72 | 133 | 13 | 73 | 7 | .320 |
| 1996 | BAL | 143 | 537 | 74 | 157 | 21 | 82 | 0 | .292 |
| 1997 | BAL | 147 | 528 | 80 | 150 | 18 | 88 | 1 | .284 |
| 1998 | BAL | 162 | 573 | 79 | 160 | 22 | 92 | 9 | .279 |
| 1999 | BAL | 162 | 673 | 104 | 207 | 28 | 107 | 5 | .308 |
| 2000 |  ATL/BAL | 147 | 539 | 69 | 157 | 14 | 68 | 10 | .291 |
| 2001 | ATL | 141 | 484 | 68 | 131 | 10 | 58 | 9 | .271 |
| 2002 | ATL | 25 | 75 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .293 |
| 2003 | BAL | 93 | 319 | 32 | 94 | 5 | 41 | 2 | .295 |
| 2004 | BAL | 100 | 343 | 49 | 106 | 8 | 50 | 2 | .309 |
| 2005 | BAL | 91 | 303 | 30 | 78 | 5 | 34 | 0 | .257 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 27
- AB
- 90
- R
- 6
- H
- 24
- HR
- 4
- RBI
- 12
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .267
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 9,106
- TB
- 3,414
- XBH
- 670
- HBP
- 33
- IBB
- 81
- GIDP
- 169
- P/PA
- 0.45
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | MIL | 445 | 167 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIL | 541 | 157 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | MIL | 477 | 148 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIL | 530 | 178 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | MIL | 553 | 188 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| 1992 | MIL | 543 | 154 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | MIL | 599 | 216 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | MIL | 154 | 65 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | MIL | 462 | 204 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | BAL | 590 | 259 | 54 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | BAL | 595 | 242 | 52 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | BAL | 634 | 262 | 57 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | BAL | 727 | 331 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | ATL/BAL | 587 | 239 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | ATL | 531 | 196 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | ATL | 85 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 2003 | BAL | 354 | 129 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2004 | BAL | 378 | 144 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | BAL | 321 | 108 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3.5 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 30.3
- RC
- 1129.4
- RC/27
- 4.80
- ISOP
- .132
- SECA
- .216
- BB/K
- 0.76
- AB/HR
- 43.9
- GO/FO
- 0.80
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | MIL | 2.3 | 56 | 4.8 | .124 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 56.4 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIL | 0.8 | 46.2 | 3.1 | .073 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 98.6 | 0 |
| 1989 | MIL | 0.1 | 41 | 3.1 | .092 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 87.2 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIL | 2.3 | 61.6 | 4.5 | .099 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 79 | 0 |
| 1991 | MIL | 1.4 | 54 | 3.6 | .083 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 101 | 0 |
| 1992 | MIL | 1.7 | 50.6 | 3.5 | .069 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 120 | 0 |
| 1993 | MIL | 1.9 | 67.8 | 4.3 | .118 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 78.9 | 0 |
| 1994 | MIL | 0.4 | 20.8 | 5.2 | .224 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 26.8 | 0 |
| 1995 | MIL | 2.6 | 76.1 | 6.9 | .171 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 31.9 | 0 |
| 1996 | BAL | 2.9 | 89.8 | 6.2 | .190 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 25.6 | 0 |
| 1997 | BAL | 3.2 | 85.2 | 5.8 | .174 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 29.3 | 0 |
| 1998 | BAL | 1.1 | 85.2 | 5.2 | .178 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | BAL | 4.8 | 111.4 | 6.1 | .184 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | ATL/BAL | 2.5 | 82.1 | 5.6 | .152 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 38.5 | 0 |
| 2001 | ATL | 0.4 | 65.4 | 4.8 | .134 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 48.4 | 0 |
| 2002 | ATL | 0.4 | 9.7 | 4.5 | .067 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | BAL | 0.5 | 46.4 | 5.3 | .110 | 0.2 | 1 | 63.8 | 0 |
| 2004 | BAL | 1.2 | 51.8 | 5.6 | .111 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 42.9 | 0.8 |
| 2005 | BAL | -0.2 | 29.4 | 3.4 | .099 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 60.6 | 0.9 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were B.J. Surhoff's career stats?
B.J. Surhoff played 19 seasons for the Brewers, the Orioles and the Braves. He was a career .282 hitter with 2,326 hits, 188 home runs and 1,153 RBI. His best season was 1995: a .320 batting average, 13 home runs and 73 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
19 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1987 to 2005
B.J. Surhoff finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
All-time career rank
- 147th in hits (2,326)
- 170th in rbi (1,153)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on B.J. Surhoff
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