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Kazuo Matsui
Kazuo Matsui
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 23, 1975 in Osaka, Japan
High School: PL Gakuen (Osaka City, Osaka)
Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets in 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 6, 2004
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2004 28 NYM NL 114 509 460 65 125 32 2 7 44 14 3 40 97 .272 .331 .396 .727 88 182 3 2 5 2 4 *6/4 RoY-6
2005 29 NYM NL 87 295 267 31 68 9 4 3 24 6 1 14 43 .255 .300 .352 .652 72 94 2 5 5 4 1 4
2006 30 TOT NL 70 265 243 32 65 12 3 3 26 10 1 16 46 .267 .310 .379 .689 74 92 1 0 4 2 1 4/6
2006 30 NYM NL 38 139 130 10 26 6 0 1 7 2 0 6 19 .200 .235 .269 .505 31 35 1 0 3 0 1 4
2006 30 COL NL 32 126 113 22 39 6 3 2 19 8 1 10 27 .345 .392 .504 .896 120 57 0 0 1 2 0 4/6
2007 31 COL NL 104 453 410 84 118 24 6 4 37 32 4 34 69 .288 .342 .405 .746 87 166 1 0 8 1 1 4
2008 32 HOU NL 96 422 375 58 110 26 3 6 33 20 5 37 53 .293 .354 .427 .781 106 160 3 0 7 3 0 4
2009 33 HOU NL 132 533 476 56 119 20 2 9 46 19 3 34 85 .250 .302 .357 .659 74 170 4 3 16 4 2 *4
6 Seasons 603 2477 2231 326 605 123 20 32 210 101 17 175 393 .271 .325 .387 .712 85 864 14 10 45 16 9
162 Game Avg. 162 665 599 88 163 33 5 9 56 27 5 47 106 .271 .325 .387 .712 85 232 4 3 12 4 2
NYM (3 yrs) 239 943 857 106 219 47 6 11 75 22 4 60 159 .256 .308 .363 .670 75 311 6 7 13 6 6
COL (2 yrs) 136 579 523 106 157 30 9 6 56 40 5 44 96 .300 .353 .426 .779 95 223 1 0 9 3 1
HOU (2 yrs) 228 955 851 114 229 46 5 15 79 39 8 71 138 .269 .325 .388 .713 89 330 7 3 23 7 2

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2007 31 COL NL NLDS PHI W 3 14 12 2 5 1 2 1 6 0 0 2 2 .417 .500 1.083 1.583 13 0 0 0 0 1
2007 31 COL NL NLCS ARI W 4 19 17 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 .235 .278 .235 .513 4 0 0 1 0 0
2007 31 COL NL WS BOS L 4 17 17 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .294 .294 .353 .647 6 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (3 Series) 11 50 46 5 14 2 2 1 8 2 0 3 12 .304 .347 .500 .847 23 0 0 1 0 1
1 NLDS 3 14 12 2 5 1 2 1 6 0 0 2 2 .417 .500 1.083 1.583 13 0 0 0 0 1
1 NLCS 4 19 17 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 .235 .278 .235 .513 4 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 4 17 17 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .294 .294 .353 .647 6 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2004 NYM NL 28 SS 110 108 941.2 520 174 323 23 65 .956 -7.1 -9.0 -7.1 -3.6 -3.5 0 4.75 4.52 .973 4.45 3.94 RoY-6
2004 NYM NL 28 2B 3 3 24.0 13 4 8 1 3 .923 -0.1 -5.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 4.50 4.00 .985 5.03 4.30 RoY-6
2005 NYM NL 29 2B 71 64 560.0 303 107 187 9 32 .970 3.3 7.1 4.3 2.1 2.2 -1 4.72 4.14 .981 4.98 4.30
2006 TOT NL 30 2B 52 51 463.0 281 120 158 3 48 .989 -0.1 -0.3 -1.1 -2.9 1.8 1 5.40 5.35 .982 5.05 4.37
2006 NYM NL 30 2B 31 30 276.0 158 72 85 1 22 .994 0.8 3.5 0.8 -1.3 2.1 0 5.12 5.06 .982 5.05 4.37
2006 COL NL 30 2B 21 21 187.0 123 48 73 2 26 .984 -0.9 -5.8 -1.9 -1.6 -0.3 1 5.82 5.76 .982 5.05 4.37
2006 COL NL 30 SS 3 3 26.0 5 4 1 0 1 1.000 -1.4 -64.6 -1.4 -0.3 -1.1 0 1.73 1.67 .980 4.40 4.00
2007 COL NL 31 2B 102 96 863.1 515 200 311 4 84 .992 20.8 28.9 16.8 6.2 10.6 4 5.33 5.01 .984 4.86 4.23
2008 HOU NL 32 2B 94 94 806.0 421 190 219 12 56 .971 -7.0 -10.4 -6.0 -3.4 -2.6 -1 4.57 4.35 .982 4.83 4.04
2009 HOU NL 33 2B 130 127 1101.1 658 279 373 6 99 .991 5.33 5.02 .984 4.86 4.16
6 Seasons 2B 452 435 3817.2 2191 900 1256 35 322 .984 16.9 5.3 13.9 2.0 11.9 3 5.08 4.77 .983 4.90 4.20
2 Seasons SS 113 111 967.2 525 178 324 23 66 .956 -8.5 -10.5 -8.5 -3.9 -4.6 0 4.67 4.44 .974 4.45 3.94
6 Seasons TOT 565 546 4785.1 2716 1078 1580 58 388 .979 8.4 2.1 5.4 -1.9 7.3 3 5.00 4.70 .960 4.81 4.15

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
2007 NL--32--9th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
2009 NL--16--3rd

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2092), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1723), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2117), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Luis Rivas (950)
  6. Jack O'Brien (945)
  7. Omar Infante (942)
  8. Jeff Treadway (942)
  9. Bill Regan (940)
  10. Stu Martin (940)
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  6. Ramon Martinez (935)
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  8. Mickey Witek (928)
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  1. Lou Klein (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Lou Klein (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Bill Hunnefield (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jeff Frye (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Gene Baker (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

December 10, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

June 9, 2006: Traded by the New York Mets with cash to the Colorado Rockies for Eli Marrero.

October 31, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

November 13, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

October 30, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

November 30, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2004New York Mets$5,033,333
2005New York Mets$7,033,333
2006New York Mets$8,033,333
2007Colorado Rockies$1,500,000
2008Houston Astros$5,500,000
2009Houston Astros$5,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$32,599,999
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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