NAME : Hideki Matsui
NICKNAME :
ORIGIN : Japan
BIRTHDAY : 6/12/1974
AGE : 30
HEIGHT : 6"1
WEIGHT : 209
POSITION : Leftfield
BATS : Left
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $4,900,000 through 2005
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Average
LOYALTY : Minimal
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : VERY inconsistent
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Normal
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Leftfield : C (Fielding Pct. : .992)
Range at Rightfield : C (Fielding Pct. : .986)
Outfield Arm : C
OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
(Rated by an average league scout)
Speed : D
Stealing Ability : C
Sacrifice Bunt : E
Bunt for Hit : D
Hitter Type : Normal
Getting Hits : 4 (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Fair)
Hitting Doubles : 6 (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Good)
Hitting Homeruns : 6 (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Good)
Getting BB's : 4 (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Fair)
Avoiding Strikeouts : 6 (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)
BATTING STATS :
Category AVG HR RBI AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG
Overall .292 21 89 535 156 25 1 79 5 3 58 106 .372 .460
vs RHP .294 16 72 398 117 21 1 65 4 1 39 73 .368 .472
vs LHP .285 5 17 137 39 4 0 14 1 2 19 33 .385 .423
At Home .276 10 41 254 70 13 0 34 3 0 32 58 .371 .445
Away .306 11 48 281 86 12 1 45 2 3 26 48 .373 .473
R.I.S.P. .308 3 62 146 45 8 0 0 0 0 19 28 .383 .425
Pinch Hitting .167 0 2 12 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 .286 .250
Close/Late .200 3 9 60 12 2 0 8 0 0 9 11 .310 .383
This Week .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Last Week .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Apr/Mar .290 7 16 100 29 3 0 13 3 2 11 20 .398 .530
May .281 4 14 96 27 6 0 17 0 0 9 22 .355 .469
June .223 4 16 94 21 2 1 17 0 0 18 18 .351 .394
July .279 3 17 86 24 4 0 10 1 0 8 16 .356 .430
August .305 1 11 59 18 5 0 5 0 0 5 16 .348 .441
Sep/Oct .370 2 15 100 37 5 0 17 1 1 7 14 .413 .480
CAREER STATS :
YEAR AVG HR RBI G AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG TEAMS
2003 .236 16 68 156 537 127 26 1 78 5 3 57 74 .310 .378 NYA,CIN,TEX
Total AB : 1072
Total AVG : .264
Total Hits: 283
Total HR : 37
Total RBI : 157
Total Runs: 157
Total SB : 10
PLAYER HISTORY Traded from New York (A) to Cincinnati on 3/31/2003 (Going to NYA: CF K. Griffey Jr., RF A. Kearns, 1B S. Casey, P C. Reitsma, P P. Wilson. Going to CIN: 1B J. Giambi, LF H. Matsui, P S. Hitchcock, P A. Pettitte, LF R. White)... Traded from Cincinnati to Texas on 3/31/2003 (Going to TEX: P C. Gruler, LF H. Matsui, P A. Pettitte. Going to CIN: CF D. Glanville, P R. Drese, 3B H. Blalock, P M. Ramos)... Had first career hit on 4/2/2003, off Roger Clemens (NYA)... Hit first career homerun on 4/12/2003, off Adam Bernero (DET)... Injured on 5/9/2003 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for one week... Traded from Texas to New York (N) on 3/1/2004 (Going to TEX: RF J. Burnitz, CF J. Payton, P T. Walker, 1B M. Vaughn. Going to NYN: LF H. Matsui, P C. Lewis)... |