Hideki Matsui
Hideki Matsui (Godzilla)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: June 12, 1974 in Kanazawa, Japan
High School: Seiryo (Nagoya City, JP)
Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees in 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: March 31, 2003
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2003 NYY AL 29 OF 159 156 1401.0 342 321 13 8 4 .977 -19.3 -16.5 -16.3 -6.2 -10.1 -3 2.15 2.10 .985 2.35 2.08 AS,RoY-2
2003 NYY AL 29 LF 118 110 997.1 228 210 11 7 3 .969 -20.4 -24.5 -17.4 -5.7 -11.7 -3 1.99 1.87 .985 2.17 1.84 AS,RoY-2
2003 NYY AL 29 CF 46 46 403.2 113 110 2 1 1 .991 1.1 3.3 1.1 -0.5 1.6 0 2.50 2.43 .990 2.78 2.45 AS,RoY-2
2003 NYY AL 29 DH 4 AS,RoY-2
2004 NYY AL 30 OF 162 162 1403.0 322 307 8 7 2 .978 -14.3 -12.2 -16.3 -5.7 -10.6 2 2.02 1.94 .985 2.30 2.05 AS,MVP-24
2004 NYY AL 30 LF 160 160 1388.0 318 303 8 7 2 .978 -14.2 -12.3 -16.2 -5.7 -10.5 2 2.02 1.94 .983 2.04 1.73 AS,MVP-24
2004 NYY AL 30 CF 3 2 15.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -8.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 2.40 1.33 1.000 2.64 2.33 AS,MVP-24
2005 NYY AL 31 OF 142 142 1229.1 289 279 7 3 1 .990 -11.6 -11.3 -12.6 -2.3 -10.3 1 2.09 2.01 .986 2.30 2.05 MVP-14
2005 NYY AL 31 LF 115 110 977.1 229 219 7 3 1 .987 -3.8 -4.7 -5.8 0.8 -6.6 2 2.08 1.97 .988 2.10 1.79 MVP-14
2005 NYY AL 31 CF 28 28 222.1 54 54 0 0 0 1.000 -4.8 -25.9 -4.8 -1.1 -3.7 0 2.19 1.93 .989 2.69 2.38 MVP-14
2005 NYY AL 31 DH 19 MVP-14
2005 NYY AL 31 RF 4 4 29.2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -3.0 -121.3 -2.0 -2.0 0.0 -1 1.82 1.50 .983 2.12 1.82 MVP-14
2006 NYY AL 32 LF 36 36 289.0 84 82 1 1 1 .988 -6.3 -26.2 -4.3 -0.3 -4.0 -2 2.58 2.31 .986 2.06 1.69
2006 NYY AL 32 OF 36 36 289.0 84 82 1 1 1 .988 -6.3 -26.2 -4.3 -0.3 -4.0 -2 2.58 2.31 .986 2.30 1.99
2006 NYY AL 32 DH 13
2007 NYY AL 33 LF 112 111 980.0 222 213 6 3 0 .986 6.0 7.3 4.0 -2.8 6.8 2 2.01 1.96 .985 2.11 1.71
2007 NYY AL 33 OF 112 111 980.0 222 213 6 3 0 .986 6.0 7.3 4.0 -2.8 6.8 2 2.01 1.96 .987 2.30 2.00
2007 NYY AL 33 DH 32
2008 NYY AL 34 DH 66
2008 NYY AL 34 OF 23 22 194.1 45 42 2 1 1 .978 -0.7 -4.3 0.3 2.9 -2.6 -1 2.04 1.91 .987 2.31 2.02
2008 NYY AL 34 LF 21 20 176.1 43 40 2 1 1 .977 0.1 0.7 1.1 3.5 -2.4 -1 2.14 2.00 .984 2.05 1.66
2008 NYY AL 34 RF 3 2 18.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -53.3 -0.8 -0.6 -0.2 0 1.00 0.67 1.000 2.15 1.83
2009 NYY AL 35 DH 116
6 Seasons OF 634 629 5496.2 1304 1244 37 23 9 .982 -46.2 -10.1 -45.2 -14.4 -30.8 -1 2.10 2.02 .986 2.31 2.04
6 Seasons LF 562 547 4808.0 1124 1067 35 22 8 .980 -38.6 -9.6 -38.6 -10.2 -28.4 0 2.06 1.96 .985 2.10 1.76
6 Seasons DH 250
3 Seasons CF 77 76 641.0 171 168 2 1 1 .994 -3.8 -7.1 -3.8 -1.6 -2.2 0 2.39 2.21 .990 2.74 2.42
2 Seasons RF 7 6 47.2 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -3.8 -95.7 -2.8 -2.6 -0.2 -1 1.51 1.14 .988 2.13 1.83
7 Seasons TOT 646 629 5496.2 1303 1243 37 23 9 .982 -46.2 -10.1 -45.2 -14.4 -30.8 -1 2.10 1.98 .968 2.17 1.84
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
2003 NYY AL 29 163 158 163 159 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 46 0 159 2 2 1
2004 NYY AL 30 162 162 162 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 162 3 0 162 0 0 0
2005 NYY AL 31 162 161 162 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 28 4 142 19 1 0
2006 NYY AL 32 51 49 51 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 36 13 2 0
2007 NYY AL 33 143 143 143 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 0 0 112 32 0 0
2008 NYY AL 34 93 88 93 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 3 23 66 5 0
2009 NYY AL 35 142 116 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 26 0
7 Seasons 916 877 916 634 0 0 0 0 0 0 564 77 7 634 250 36 1
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2003 NYY AL 29 7 0 5 2 2 11 2 5 0 4 49 40 0 46 14 2 26 15 2 10 0 0 24 22 1 155 91 58.7% 59 5 3.2% 6 4377 55% 75% 40% 511 43%
2004 NYY AL 30 7 0 6 1 3 8 2 3 1 1 63 52 0 38 18 0 39 30 1 18 4 0 18 14 0 176 118 67.0% 57 1 0.6% 7 6174 47% 76% 41% 683 45%
2005 NYY AL 31 3 0 3 0 3 7 0 3 1 3 52 44 1 38 16 1 28 16 2 12 4 0 27 25 0 157 105 66.9% 48 4 2.5% 3 4374 55% 75% 39% 500 45%
2006 NYY AL 32 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 20 17 0 16 2 0 8 5 0 1 0 0 7 5 1 52 29 55.8% 22 1 1.9% 0 1263 58% 76% 41% 176 47%
2007 NYY AL 33 3 0 2 1 1 6 0 2 0 4 40 33 0 39 19 3 26 16 1 10 2 0 18 16 0 133 86 64.7% 43 4 3.0% 2 4458 55% 76% 40% 500 44%
2008 NYY AL 34 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 9 6 0 8 2 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 3 3 0 25 12 48.0% 12 1 4.0% 1 796 53% 74% 36% 91 45%
6 Seasons 22 0 18 4 9 35 4 15 2 13 233 192 1 185 71 6 130 83 6 53 10 1 97 85 2 698 441 63.2% 241 16 2.3% 19 21442 53% 76% 40% 2461 45%
MLB Averages 62.5% 2.2% 56% 74% 39% 46%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2003 NYY AL 29 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 12 8 0 12 1 0 3 1 0 5 0 0 11 7 1 43 17 39.5% 25 1 2.3% 1 1765 54% 77% 38% 208 53%
2004 NYY AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 55 45% 80% 55% 6 67%
2005 NYY AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 0 8 2 0 4 0 0 2 1 0 4 2 0 28 12 42.9% 16 0 0.0% 0 998 54% 78% 35% 121 45%
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 22 15 0 20 3 0 7 1 0 8 1 0 15 9 1 72 29 40.3% 42 1 1.4% 1 2818 54% 77% 38% 335 50%
MLB Averages 43.3% 1.8% 56% 74% 39% 52%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2005 NYY AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 140 62% 82% 32% 14 43%
2008 NYY AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 84 48% 73% 33% 9 22%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 33.3% 4 0 0.0% 0 224 57% 79% 33% 23 35%
MLB Averages 48.7% 2.2% 56% 74% 39% 49%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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