Kazuo Matsui

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 187lb (178cm, 84kg)

Born: October 23, 1975 in Higashi-Osaka, Japan jp

Debut: April 6, 2004 (Age 28-166d, 18,397th in major league history)
vs. ATL 3 AB, 3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 18, 2010 (Age 34-207d)
vs. LAD 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Agents: Arn Tellem, John Kim

Full Name: Kazuo Matsui

Nicknames: Kaz

Pronunciation: \mat-SOO-ee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.3

2302

615

.267

330

RBI

211

102

OBP

.321

SLG

.380

OPS

.701

OPS+

Summary of 32 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

9 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 15 go ahead

3 Tms
HOU	15
NYM	11
COL	6

Platoon
vs RHP	24
vs LHP	8

Home/Road
Home	18
Away	14

Outs
0	18
1	8
2	6

17 Opps
CIN	7
CHC	4
ARI	2
COL	2
SDP	2
NYY	2
NYM	2
PHI	2
TBD	1
SFG	1
STL	1
DET	1
PIT	1
ATL	1
LAD	1
WSN	1
HOU	1

32 Pitchers
Ramón Ortiz	1
Scott Kazmir	1
J.A. Happ	1
Justin Lehr	1
Scott Schoeneweis	1
Johnny Cueto	1
Claudio Vargas	1
Kip Wells	1
Ted Lilly	1
Jordan Zimmermann	1
Alfredo Fígaro	1
Jon Leicester	1
Jake Peavy	1
Randy Johnson	1
Kevin Hart	1
Shawn Estes	1
Matt Cain	1
Ian Snell	1
Paul Wilson	1
Russ Ortiz	1
Aaron Cook	1
Woody Williams	1
Adam Eaton	1
Adam Wainwright	1
Mike Mussina	1
Odalis Pérez	1
Pedro Martinez	1
Matt Maloney	1
Justin Germano	1
Edinson Vólquez	1
Wade Miller	1
Bret Prinz	1

11 Parks
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	9
Shea Stad (NYC)	5
Coors Fld (DEN)	4
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	4
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
Chase Field (PHO)	2
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
CitizensBank (PHI)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1

Where Hit
9	17
7	8
89	3
78	2
8	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	6
7+	6
2	6
5	6
4	4
6	3
1	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	30
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	22
-2-	4
1--	3
12-	1
--3	1
1-3	1

44 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	22
1 on	8
2 on	2
Any on	10

Inning
1	14
2	4
3	6
5	1
6	3
7	3
8	1

1-3	24
4-6	4
7-end	4

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+2	1
+1	2
Tied	13
-1	6
-2	2
-3	2
-4..	3

Ahead	6
Tied	13
Behind	13

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	7
3-1	5
1-1	4
1-2	3
1-0	3
0-1	3
0-2	2
2-1	2
2-2	2
0-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	25
SS	7

OrderPos
1st	14
2nd	12
8th	4
7th	1
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	17
Low Lev	11

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2004-04-06	NYM	@	ATL	Russ Ortiz	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	6	0.095	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2	2	2	1	2004-04-28	NYM	@	LAD	Odalis Pérez	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	1	6	0.099	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	2004-05-12	NYM	@	ARI	Randy Johnson	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	6	0.093	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	2004-05-22	NYM		COL	Aaron Cook	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	7,(3-2) BBBCFFX	1	1	6	0.098	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	2004-05-23	NYM		COL	Shawn Estes	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	1	6	0.098	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	2004-07-02	NYM		NYY	Mike Mussina	ahead 2-0	b 2	2	1-3	2,(1-0) 11BX	3	2	6	0.162	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); E. Valent Scores; J. Reyes Scores
7	7	7	2	2004-07-02	NYM		NYY	Bret Prinz	ahead 7-2	b 6	2	1--	6,(3-2) BBBCF>X	2	2	6	0.021	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Trachsel Scores
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2005-04-04	NYM	@	CIN	Paul Wilson	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	7,(3-2) BBCBFFX	1	2	4	0.100	58%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
9	9	2	1	2005-05-09	NYM	@	CHC	Jon Leicester	ahead 3-0	t 2	1	---	8,(3-2) BBBCFFFX	1	8	4	0.068	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	3	1	2005-05-17	NYM		CIN	Ramón Ortiz	behind 0-1	b 7	2	1--	3,(1-1) BC1>X	2	8	4	0.460	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); D. Mientkiewicz Scores
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2006-04-20	NYM	@	SDP	Jake Peavy	behind 0-1	t 3	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	8	4	0.116	50%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF
12	12	2	1	2006-09-16	COL	@	ARI	Claudio Vargas	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	1	4	0.091	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
13	13	3	1	2006-10-01	COL	@	CHC	Wade Miller	tied 0-0	t 3	1	1--	4,(1-2) CBSX	2	1	4	0.182	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); U. Jiménez Scores
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2007-06-06	COL		HOU	Woody Williams	behind 4-5	b 7	0	---	7,(3-2) BCBBCFX	1	2	4	0.212	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
15	15	2	1	2007-06-17	COL		TBD	Scott Kazmir	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	2	4	0.095	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
16	16	3	1	2007-07-08	COL		PHI	Adam Eaton	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	6,(2-2) BFCFBX	1	2	4	0.095	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
17	17	4	1	2007-09-07	COL		SDP	Justin Germano	tied 0-0	b 1	0	-2-	4,(2-1) BFBX	2	2	4	0.119	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); W. Taveras Scores
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2008-04-26	HOU	@	STL	Adam Wainwright	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	2	4	0.100	58%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
19	19	2	1	2008-07-23	HOU		PIT	Ian Snell	behind 3-5	b 2	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	4	0.103	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
20	20	3	1	2008-08-01	HOU		NYM	Pedro Martinez	behind 0-1	b 1	0	---	6,(2-2) CBSBFX	1	1	4	0.103	55%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
21	21	4	1	2008-08-02	HOU		NYM	Scott Schoeneweis	behind 1-4	b 8	0	---	5,(1-2) ...CBSFX	1	1	4	0.078	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
22	22	5	1	2008-08-08	HOU	@	CIN	Johnny Cueto	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	8,(3-2) CCBFBFBX	1	1	4	0.096	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
23	23	6	1	2008-09-23	HOU		CIN	Edinson Vólquez	behind 0-2	b 1	0	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	1	4	0.098	44%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	2009-04-08	HOU		CHC	Ted Lilly	behind 4-10	b 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	4	0.029	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	2	1	2009-06-27	HOU		DET	Alfredo Fígaro	ahead 5-1	b 3	1	-2-	4,(1-2) BCCX	2	7	4	0.052	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); H. Pence Scores
26	26	3	1	2009-07-12	HOU		WSN	Jordan Zimmermann	ahead 1-0	b 7	1	12-	2,(0-1) FX	3	8	4	0.148	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Blum Scores; H. Pence Scores
27	27	4	1	2009-07-30	HOU	@	CHC	Kevin Hart	behind 1-4	t 3	0	-2-	3,(1-1) BCX	2	2	4	0.126	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Bourn Scores
28	28	5	1	2009-08-03	HOU		SFG	Matt Cain	behind 1-2	b 6	0	--3	7,(3-2) BCFBFBX	2	2	4	0.189	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); M. Bourn Scores
29	29	6	1	2009-09-15	HOU	@	CIN	Kip Wells	ahead 3-2	t 3	0	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	2	4	0.102	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
30	30	7	1	2009-09-16	HOU	@	CIN	Justin Lehr	behind 0-1	t 3	0	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	2	4	0.114	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
31	31	8	1	2009-09-25	HOU		CIN	Matt Maloney	behind 0-6	b 2	2	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	6	4	0.033	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
32	32	9	1	2009-09-29	HOU	@	PHI	J.A. Happ	behind 2-7	t 6	2	-2-	3,(1-1) BSX	2	1	4	0.059	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Towles Scores