Kaz Matsui Stats

Kaz Matsui was born on Thursday, October 23, 1975, in Osaka, Japan. Matsui was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 6, 2004, with the New York Mets. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Kaz Matsui baseball stats page.

"I was a little nervous (during his Spring Training debut) here and there. I knew I was the leadoff batter. My name was called out in the stands and the fans reacted and I was grateful." - Kaz Matsui in The Japan Times (Wire, 03/10/2004)

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Kaz Matsui
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Kazuo Matsui
Nickname:   Kaz
Born On:   10-23-1975
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Osaka, Japan
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-06-2004 (Age 28)
Last Game:   Still Active
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Kaz Matsui

Kaz Matsui Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Kaz Matsui

Kaz Matsui Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2004 Mets 114 460 65 125 32 2 7 0 44 40 4 97 5 2 2 3 .272 .331 .396
2005 Mets 87 267 31 68 9 4 3 0 24 14 1 43 5 4 5 2 .255 .300 .352
2006 Mets 38 130 10 26 6 0 1 0 7 6 1 19 3 0 0 1 .200 .235 .269
2006 Rockies 32 113 22 39 6 3 2 0 19 10 0 27 1 2 0 0 .345 .392 .504
2007 Rockies 104 410 84 118 24 6 4 0 37 34 1 69 8 1 0 1 .288 .342 .405
2008 Astros 96 375 58 110 26 3 6 0 33 37 0 53 7 3 0 3 .293 .354 .427
2009 Astros 132 476 56 119 20 2 9 0 46 34 2 85 16 4 3 4 .250 .302 .357
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 603 2,231 326 605 123 20 32 0 210 175 9 393 45 16 10 14 .271 .325 .387
Kaz Matsui

Kaz Matsui Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2004 Mets 2B 3 3 72 13 4.3 12 4 8 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .923 4.50 0.750
2004 Mets SS 110 108 2,825 520 4.7 497 174 323 23 65 n/a n/a n/a .956 4.75 0.810
2005 Mets 2B 71 64 1,680 303 4.3 294 107 187 9 32 n/a n/a n/a .970 4.72 0.799
2006 Mets 2B 31 30 828 158 5.1 157 72 85 1 23 n/a n/a n/a .994 5.12 0.874
2006 Rockies 2B 21 21 561 123 5.9 121 48 73 2 26 n/a n/a n/a .984 5.82 0.808
2006 Rockies SS 3 3 78 5 1.7 5 4 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.73 0.000
2007 Rockies 2B 102 96 2,589 515 5.0 511 200 311 4 84 n/a n/a n/a .992 5.33 0.866
2008 Astros 2B 94 94 2,418 421 4.5 409 190 219 12 56 n/a n/a n/a .971 4.57 0.807
2009 Astros 2B 130 127 3,303 658 5.1 652 279 373 6 99 n/a n/a n/a .991 5.33 4.673
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2B Totals 452 435 11,451 2,191 4.8 2,156 900 1,256 35 323 n/a n/a n/a .984 5.08 --
SS Totals 113 111 2,903 525 4.6 502 178 324 23 66 n/a n/a n/a .956 4.67 --
6 Years 567 546 14,354 2,716 4.8 2,658 1,078 1,580 58 389 n/a n/a n/a .979 5.00 --
Kaz Matsui

Kaz Matsui Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2004 Mets 14 3 .824 2 - 0 65.7 4.7 10.5 - - -
2005 Mets 6 1 .857 - - 0 89.0 6.2 11.1 - - -
2006 Mets 2 0 1.000 - - 0 130.0 6.8 18.6 - - -
2006 Rockies 8 1 .889 - - 0 56.5 4.2 5.9 - - -
2007 Rockies 32 4 .889 - - 0 102.5 5.9 11.1 - - -
2008 Astros 20 5 .800 - - 0 62.5 7.1 11.4 - - -
2009 Astros 19 3 .864 - - 0 52.9 5.6 10.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 101 17 .856 2 - 0 69.7 5.7 10.6 - - -
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Kaz Matsui Miscellaneous Items of Interest

2004 New York Mets 25 $5,066,667.00 - -
2005 New York Mets 25 $7,058,333.00 - -
2006 New York Mets 25 $8,058,333.00 - -
2006 Colorado Rockies 16 Undetermined - -
2007 Colorado Rockies 7 $1,500,000.00 - Stats
2008 Houston Astros 3 $5,500,000.00 - -
2009 Houston Astros 3 $5,500,000.00 - -


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