LF Hideki 'Godzilla' Matsui #55
Cincinnati Reds MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/15/2006
 OA: 49 POT: 49
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LF HIDEKI 'GODZILLA' MATSUI #55 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
38 121 33 14 0 2 15 20 23 .273 .375 .438 0 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 60 60 60 60
Avoid K's 60 55 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 45
Errors: - 20 45
Arm: 20 25 45
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 45
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/14/2006 PHI Win, 7-6 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 0
05/13/2006 PHI Loss, 6-7 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
05/12/2006 PHI Win, 9-0 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
05/11/2006 WAS Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/10/2006 WAS Win, 8-6 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
05/09/2006 WAS Win, 7-5 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
05/07/2006 @ ARI Loss, 1-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06/2006 @ ARI Loss, 2-9 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
05/05/2006 @ ARI Loss, 5-6 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
05/04/2006 @ COL Win, 7-4 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 0
PERSONALITY
He leads by example.
High: Leader, Adaptability
Birthday:06/12/1974
Born in:Kanazawa, ISH
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,230,000
Signed Through:2006 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 43 Days
Service This Yr:43 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 43 Days
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2002, 2nd Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2006 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 38 121 33 14 0 2 15 18 20 23 .273 .375 .438 .813 .357 .165 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 33 144 1 0 0 3 0 2 53 16 0 0 0.0 21.1 6.12 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   32 12 5 0 0 2 4 8 7 0 0 1 .375 .512 .531 1.043
Versus Right   89 21 9 0 2 13 14 12 16 2 0 0 .236 .320 .404 .725
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 5 5 0 0 6 3 4 3 2 0 0 .312 .409 .625 1.034
April   81 17 5 0 1 4 9 13 15 0 0 1 .210 .326 .309 .635
May   40 16 9 0 1 11 9 7 8 2 0 0 .400 .469 .700 1.169
Spring Training   46 18 3 0 4 15 9 5 12 0 0 0 .391 .451 .717 1.168
Last Year   556 145 37 0 18 88 78 66 67 12 0 3 .261 .336 .424 .760
2 Years Ago   470 150 37 1 22 76 87 52 69 4 0 3 .319 .388 .543 .930
Career   1623 474 122 3 62 239 282 219 209 21 0 9 .292 .375 .486 .861
Home   56 16 10 0 1 11 10 15 9 2 0 0 .286 .425 .518 .943
Road   65 17 4 0 1 4 8 5 14 0 0 1 .262 .324 .369 .693
Grass   121 33 14 0 2 15 18 20 23 2 0 1 .273 .375 .438 .813
Day   59 18 8 0 0 8 11 9 9 1 0 1 .305 .400 .441 .841
Night   62 15 6 0 2 7 7 11 14 1 0 0 .242 .351 .435 .787
As Starter   117 32 14 0 2 15 17 19 22 2 0 1 .274 .374 .444 .819
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Close/Late   34 10 3 0 1 6 2 0 7 1 0 0 .294 .286 .471 .756
Inning 1-3   42 8 4 0 1 6 8 6 9 0 0 1 .190 .306 .357 .663
Inning 4-6   34 10 6 0 0 3 5 11 5 1 0 0 .294 .457 .471 .927
Inning 7-9   43 14 4 0 1 6 5 3 9 1 0 0 .326 .362 .488 .850
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   44 12 8 0 0 5 9 4 9 1 0 0 .273 .327 .455 .781
1 Outs   45 11 2 0 1 6 5 8 11 1 0 1 .244 .364 .356 .719
2 Outs   32 10 4 0 1 4 4 8 3 0 0 0 .312 .450 .531 .981
Scoring Position   30 7 3 0 0 11 2 7 6 2 0 0 .233 .359 .333 .692
Bases Empty   75 19 9 0 2 2 14 10 16 0 0 1 .253 .349 .453 .802
Runner on 1st   16 7 2 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 .438 .526 .562 1.089
Runner on 2nd   6 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 .182 .357 .273 .630
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 .167 .222 .167 .389
Bases Loaded   2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667
Two Strikes   57 12 3 0 2 6 9 10 23 1 0 1 .211 .333 .368 .702
First Pitch   17 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .353 .588
Count 0-1   11 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Count 0-2   8 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 .500 .444 .500 .944
Count 1-0   15 5 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .600 .933
Count 1-1   9 6 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .667 .600 .889 1.489
Count 1-2   19 4 1 0 2 2 3 0 10 0 0 1 .211 .250 .579 .829
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   8 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 2-2   20 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 .150 .150 .200 .350
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .571 .000 .571
Full Count   10 1 1 0 0 0 4 10 3 0 0 0 .100 .550 .200 .750
Behind in Count   38 10 2 0 2 5 4 0 13 1 0 1 .263 .275 .474 .749
Ahead in Count   27 9 6 0 0 2 7 10 0 0 0 0 .333 .514 .556 1.069
Batting 2nd   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 3rd   18 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .222 .222 .278 .500
Batting 4th   29 8 4 0 1 4 5 4 6 0 0 0 .276 .364 .517 .881
Batting 5th   70 20 9 0 1 10 11 15 13 2 0 1 .286 .409 .457 .866
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Low Leverage   43 14 7 0 2 3 9 7 7 0 0 1 .326 .431 .628 1.059
Medium Leverage   53 10 5 0 0 5 8 8 11 0 0 0 .189 .295 .283 .578
High Leverage   24 8 2 0 0 7 1 5 5 2 0 0 .333 .419 .417 .836
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2003 Cincinnati - MLB 28 141 476 146 34 2 20 60 99 81 2 3 50 0 0 .307 .407 .513 .920 146 152 4.2
2004 Cincinnati - MLB 29 131 470 150 37 1 22 76 87 52 3 4 69 0 0 .319 .388 .543 .930 143 145 3.6
2005 Cincinnati - MLB 30 158 556 145 37 0 18 88 78 66 3 12 67 0 0 .261 .336 .424 .760 106 104 1.5
2006 Cincinnati - MLB 31 38 121 33 14 0 2 15 18 20 1 2 23 0 0 .273 .375 .438 .813 107 115 0.3
Total MLB 468 1623 474 122 3 62 239 282 219 9 21 209 0 0 .292 .375 .486 .861 129 131 9.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2003 Cincinnati - MLB LF 120 117 207 4 1 224 13 .942 985.2 1.93 +1.2 1.023
2003 Cincinnati - MLB CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2004 Cincinnati - MLB LF 112 111 225 5 1 239 9 .962 968.1 2.14 +4.4 1.025
2004 Cincinnati - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2005 Cincinnati - MLB LF 151 150 254 0 0 259 5 .981 1275.2 1.79 +2.5 1.012
2006 Cincinnati - MLB LF 33 33 53 4 0 59 2 .966 274.1 1.87 -2.6 .926
2006 Cincinnati - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 .969
TOTAL LF 416 411 739 13 2 781 29 .963 3504.0 1.93 +5.5 1.012
TOTAL CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 +0.0 .969
PLAYER HISTORY
10/30/2002 Drafted in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Cincinnati Reds.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (60).
07/01/2003 Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award.
11/06/2003 Wins the 2003 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award.
11/17/2003 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $256,000.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
11/23/2004 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $268,000.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
05/16/2005 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
11/14/2005 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,230,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
2005 12 1
Year OBP Rank
2003 .407 8
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