#55 Hideki "Godzilla" Matsui, Rightfield, 29 yrs, Atlanta Braves
Sunday, 6/13/2003 |
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| Hideki Matsui
Godzilla
6/12/1974
29
Japan,,Kanazawa
6"2
210
Rightfield
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4 / 6 (Popular)
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Good
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Durable
4.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 8,978,571
2003 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 76 Days (764 total Days)
76 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 76 Days (1280 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
Out of Option Years
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
| Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
| Versus RHP | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
| Talent | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
LF : 6 (Range), .978 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 4 (Range), .976 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 6 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 9
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 6/1 | FLO | L 2-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 6/2 | @PHI | L 3-6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 6/3 | @PHI | W 4-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 6/5 | @NYM | W 6-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 6/6 | @NYM | L 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 6/7 | BAL | W 7-6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | #1 | | |
| 6/8 | BAL | W 4-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 6/9 | BAL | W 5-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 6/11 | BOS | L 6-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 6/12 | BOS | W 3-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 59 | 240 | 79 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 50 | 49 | 30 | 27 | .329 | .401 | .621 | 1.022 | 1.084 | .292 |
| Projected | 152 | 617 | 203 | 44 | 3 | 44 | 129 | 126 | 77 | 69 | .329 | .401 | .621 | 1.022 | 1.084 | .292 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 56 | 274 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 35 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 61.5 | 9.8 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 85 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .384 | .529 | .913 |
| vs. RHP | 155 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .355 | .411 | .671 | 1.082 |
| Close/Late | 29 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .441 | .724 | 1.165 |
| Scoring Position | 54 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .352 | .415 | .481 | .897 |
| Pinch Hitting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 34 | 133 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 19 | 14 | .338 | .418 | .677 | 1.095 |
| Road | 25 | 107 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 13 | .318 | .380 | .551 | .932 |
| This Week | 5 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | .429 | .500 | .952 | 1.452 |
| Last Week | 6 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .208 | .286 | .250 | .536 |
| March/April | 23 | 95 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 7 | .389 | .448 | .737 | 1.184 |
| May | 26 | 105 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 14 | .267 | .352 | .505 | .857 |
| June | 10 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | .350 | .426 | .650 | 1.076 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1999 | 145 | 473 | 119 | 29 | 0 | 30 | 94 | 70 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .313 | .503 | .816 | ATL |
| 2000 | 152 | 544 | 181 | 56 | 2 | 30 | 126 | 127 | 85 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .421 | .608 | 1.029 | ATL |
| 2001 | 154 | 599 | 186 | 41 | 1 | 60 | 130 | 155 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .396 | .683 | 1.079 | ATL,NL |
| 2002 | 155 | 623 | 213 | 64 | 5 | 35 | 136 | 138 | 68 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 0 | .342 | .409 | .629 | 1.038 | ATL,NL |
| 2003 | 59 | 240 | 79 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 50 | 49 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .329 | .401 | .621 | 1.022 | ATL |
| Total | 665 | 2479 | 778 | 207 | 9 | 172 | 536 | 539 | 310 | 13 | 20 | 248 | 1 | 1 | .314 | .390 | .613 | 1.003 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1994, A | 127 | 438 | 142 | 23 | 1 | 26 | 82 | 66 | 94 | 50 | 2 | 2 | .324 | .434 | .559 | .993 |
| 1995, A | 125 | 452 | 144 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 69 | 85 | 108 | 42 | 3 | 3 | .319 | .448 | .518 | .965 |
| 1996, AA | 115 | 394 | 105 | 26 | 0 | 17 | 69 | 63 | 90 | 37 | 2 | 1 | .266 | .400 | .462 | .862 |
| 1997, AA | 104 | 361 | 97 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 52 | 50 | 73 | 29 | 1 | 3 | .269 | .387 | .468 | .855 |
| 1997, AAA | 23 | 74 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .430 | .541 | .971 |
| 1998, AAA | 133 | 503 | 180 | 36 | 3 | 52 | 142 | 116 | 99 | 56 | 1 | 0 | .358 | .462 | .751 | 1.213 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1999 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .455 | .818 | 1.273 |
| 2000 | 17 | 66 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .355 | .561 | .916 |
| 2001 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .308 | .462 | .769 |
| 2002 | 9 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .308 | .472 | .780 |
| Total | 32 | 126 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .345 | .548 | .893 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Leftfield | 46 | 45 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 1 | .983 | 401.0 | 1.30 | | | | |
| Centerfield | 12 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1.000 | 110.1 | 1.71 | | | | |
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Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 3/3/1994 to a minor league contract.
Traded from Seattle to Atlanta on 3/3/1996 (Going to ATL: P Barry Jones, P Mike Henneman, 1B Wally Joyner, 3B Oscar Robles, LF Hideki Matsui. Going to SEA: P Kevin J. Brown, P Mike Jackson, 1B Wi
ll Clark)...
Injured on 4/19/1996 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
Injured on 5/23/1997 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/3/1999, off Shane Reynolds (PIT)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/5/1999, off Al Leiter (PIT)...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Chicago (C) on 8/20/2000...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2000, hitting .425 with 13 HR, 37 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2001, hitting .364 with 16 HR, 32 RBI...
Was selected to the 2001 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Houston on 7/27/2001...
Hit 3 homeruns against Florida, driving in 3 runs on 9/4/2001...
Hit for the cycle against Florida on 9/5/2001...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Florida on 9/5/2001...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/2001, hitting .485 with 7 HR, 14 RBI...
Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 60 on 9/25/2001...
2/2/2002: Gets a new one-year contract worth $8,978,571 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Florida on 4/25/2002...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2002, hitting .400 with 7 HR, 30 RBI...
Drove in 7 runs against Cincinnati on 6/7/2002...
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/2002, hitting .419 with 4 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/2002, hitting .435 with 2 HR, 6 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2002, hitting .426 with 7 HR, 21 RBI...
2/2/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $8,978,571 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia on 4/21/2003...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/26/2003, hitting .464 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2003, hitting .389 with 9 HR, 26 RBI...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
2000 - .333 - 2nd
2002 - .342 - 1st
| OBP
2000 - .421 - 6th
2002 - .409 - 10th
| SLG
2000 - .608 - 7th
2001 - .683 - 4th
2002 - .629 - 7th
| OPS
2000 - 1.029 - 8th
2001 - 1.079 - 7th
2002 - 1.038 - 7th
| Hits
2000 - 181 - 5th
2001 - 186 - 5th
2002 - 213 - 1st
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Doubles
2000 - 56 - 3rd
2002 - 64 - 2nd
| Homeruns
2001 - 60 - 1st
2002 - 35 - 10th
| RBI
2000 - 126 - 4th
2001 - 130 - 4th
2002 - 136 - 3rd
| Runs
2000 - 127 - 4th
2001 - 155 - 2nd
2002 - 138 - 1st
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