Kazuo Matsui
2004–2010 · bats B / throws R · Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, New York Mets
630G
.267AVG
.321OBP
.380SLG
More career statistics
615H
32HR
211RBI
102SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 630 | 2,555 | 2,302 | 330 | 615 | 124 | 20 | 32 | 211 | 179 | 403 | 102 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 875 | .267 | .321 | .380 | .701 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 2005-09-02 to 2005-09-16
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 2007-07-03 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 2009-05-19 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 2004-07-03 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 309 | 1225 | 302 | 18 | 122 | 101 | 173 | .277 | .329 | .394 |
| Away | 321 | 1330 | 313 | 14 | 89 | 78 | 230 | .258 | .294 | .368 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 105 | 437 | 101 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 66 | .260 | .311 | .352 |
| May | 145 | 583 | 117 | 5 | 41 | 45 | 96 | .223 | .278 | .324 |
| June | 97 | 381 | 93 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 71 | .266 | .294 | .358 |
| July | 88 | 378 | 101 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 53 | .295 | .341 | .418 |
| August | 87 | 348 | 91 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 56 | .289 | .330 | .422 |
| September | 99 | 388 | 103 | 7 | 44 | 26 | 56 | .298 | .332 | .439 |
| October | 9 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .250 | .275 | .417 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 47 | 183 | 38 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 21 | .230 | .246 | .315 |
| atlanta-braves | 46 | 198 | 54 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 24 | .314 | .364 | .395 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 44 | 189 | 44 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 24 | .254 | .291 | .347 |
| cincinnati-reds | 41 | 164 | 49 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 21 | .333 | .366 | .551 |
| san-francisco-giants | 40 | 157 | 35 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 28 | .238 | .268 | .299 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 40 | 166 | 38 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 29 | .244 | .277 | .308 |
| san-diego-padres | 39 | 166 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 34 | .224 | .259 | .303 |
| chicago-cubs | 38 | 160 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 34 | .261 | .325 | .423 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  New York Mets | 114 | 460 | 125 | 7 | 44 | 14 | .272 | – | – |
| 2005 | New York Mets | 87 | 267 | 68 | 3 | 24 | 6 | .255 | – | – |
| 2006 | Colorado Rockies, New York Mets | 70 | 243 | 65 | 3 | 26 | 10 | .267 | – | – |
| 2007 |  Colorado Rockies | 104 | 410 | 118 | 4 | 37 | 32 | .288 | – | – |
| 2008 |  Houston Astros | 96 | 375 | 110 | 6 | 33 | 20 | .293 | – | – |
| 2009 | Houston Astros | 132 | 476 | 119 | 9 | 46 | 19 | .250 | – | – |
| 2010 | Houston Astros | 27 | 71 | 10 | – | 1 | 1 | .141 | – | – |