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Hideki Matsui

Yankees Career team 2003–2009
Number #35
Position Left Fielder
Bats Left
Throws Right
Age 52
Height 6' 2"
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Place Kanazaka, Japan
Born Jun 12, 1974

Key Insights

2012
One opponent brings the best out of him

Matsui has hit .455/.500/1.182 against Kyle Lohse in 12 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

5 for 11 with 2 home runs and 1 strikeout, against a .819 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Matsui is 8 for 13 against Jason Frasor, a .615 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

15 career plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the STL, Matsui has hit .418 and slugged .818 over 70 plate appearances, his best of any club.

23 hits, 5 home runs and 9 strikeouts, against a .486 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Matsui has hit .000/.077/.000 against Cory Lidle in 13 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

0 for 11 with 0 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .819 OPS median across his matchups.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

Matsui swings through more against Daisuke Matsuzaka than against anyone else he has faced this often: 0% of the swings between them come up empty.

16 plate appearances between them. 99th percentile of the 101 matchups on his own record.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Matt Thornton has struck Matsui out 5 times in 10 plate appearances, 50% of everything between them.

5 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jun 12, 1974
Birth Place Kanazaka, Japan
Height 6' 2"
Weight 210 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Right