2B Kazuo 'Kaz' Matsui #31
Pittsburgh Pirates MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
12/06/2007
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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2B KAZUO 'KAZ' MATSUI #31 - AGE: 32 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
127 516 145 33 5 2 32 46 88 .281 .338 .376 42 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 60 55 55
Gap 55 55 50 55
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 25
Errors: - 55 25
Arm: 20 35 25
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 35
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 45 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 80
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/07/2007 @ PHI Loss, 4-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/06/2007 @ PHI Loss, 1-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/05/2007 @ PHI Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
10/04/2007 NYM Win, 6-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/03/2007 NYM Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
10/02/2007 NYM Win, 5-4 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2
10/01/2007 NYM Win, 10-2 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/30/2007 STL Win, 8-6 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
09/29/2007 STL Loss, 9-18 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
09/28/2007 STL Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/23/1975
Born in:Osaka, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$980,000
Signed Through:2008 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 40 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2003, 10th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2007 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 127 516 145 33 5 2 32 74 46 88 .281 .338 .376 .714 .320 .095 91
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 125 565 0 0 0 4 3 3 194 40 42 6 87.5 73.6 5.13 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   123 37 5 2 0 6 17 10 17 0 1 0 .301 .353 .374 .727
Versus Right   393 108 28 3 2 26 57 36 71 3 2 0 .275 .333 .377 .710
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   74 18 6 0 0 2 10 9 7 0 0 0 .243 .325 .324 .650
May   106 35 10 1 1 10 14 6 20 0 2 0 .330 .366 .472 .838
June   69 14 5 1 0 9 14 10 16 1 0 0 .203 .300 .304 .604
July   15 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .333 .412 .333 .745
August   109 33 6 0 0 4 16 8 21 1 1 0 .303 .347 .358 .705
September   113 36 5 3 1 7 17 7 14 1 0 0 .319 .355 .442 .798
October   30 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 7 0 0 0 .133 .235 .167 .402
Spring Training   65 17 7 0 2 9 9 1 10 0 1 0 .262 .273 .462 .734
Last Year   196 45 6 2 1 16 24 14 31 1 5 0 .230 .280 .296 .576
2 Years Ago   7 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Career   1217 321 74 13 10 104 158 99 227 8 17 2 .264 .318 .371 .689
Home   251 77 16 4 0 15 47 31 40 1 1 0 .307 .382 .402 .784
Road   265 68 17 1 2 17 27 15 48 2 2 0 .257 .294 .351 .645
Grass   156 43 9 1 1 9 14 10 30 1 2 0 .276 .317 .365 .683
Turf   360 102 24 4 1 23 60 36 58 2 1 0 .283 .347 .381 .727
Day   180 53 11 2 0 21 28 16 19 1 2 0 .294 .350 .378 .728
Night   336 92 22 3 2 11 46 30 69 2 1 0 .274 .332 .375 .707
As Starter   514 144 33 5 2 32 74 46 87 3 3 0 .280 .337 .375 .713
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   105 36 10 2 0 13 14 7 16 0 1 0 .343 .384 .476 .860
Inning 1-3   220 53 8 2 0 4 30 22 39 2 0 0 .241 .307 .295 .603
Inning 4-6   143 42 11 1 2 11 24 11 26 0 2 0 .294 .344 .427 .771
Inning 7-9   146 49 13 2 0 16 20 12 21 1 1 0 .336 .384 .452 .836
Extra Innings   7 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .286 .536
0 Outs   225 57 13 1 1 3 46 27 42 0 3 0 .253 .333 .333 .667
1 Outs   125 43 7 4 1 18 23 7 19 3 0 0 .344 .370 .488 .858
2 Outs   166 45 13 0 0 11 5 12 27 0 0 0 .271 .320 .349 .670
Scoring Position   103 21 2 1 0 23 9 12 18 3 3 0 .204 .280 .243 .522
Bases Empty   336 97 23 2 2 2 54 32 60 0 0 0 .289 .351 .387 .737
Runner on 1st   77 27 8 2 0 7 11 2 10 0 0 0 .351 .367 .506 .874
Runner on 2nd   47 8 0 1 0 3 4 4 5 0 3 0 .170 .235 .213 .448
Runner on 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 6 1 0 0 4 1 4 4 0 0 0 .231 .333 .269 .603
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .167 .300 .167 .467
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Bases Loaded   11 3 1 0 0 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636
Two Strikes   219 47 12 2 0 9 23 17 88 0 0 0 .215 .271 .288 .559
First Pitch   73 27 5 1 2 12 10 0 0 1 0 0 .370 .365 .548 .913
Count 0-1   47 17 6 1 0 6 9 0 0 2 1 0 .362 .347 .532 .879
Count 0-2   34 3 3 0 0 3 1 0 21 0 0 0 .088 .088 .176 .265
Count 1-0   38 13 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 .342 .342 .447 .789
Count 1-1   62 15 2 1 0 1 9 0 0 0 1 0 .242 .242 .306 .548
Count 1-2   62 10 3 0 0 2 3 0 30 0 0 0 .161 .161 .210 .371
Count 2-0   16 9 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .562 .562 .562 1.125
Count 2-1   41 12 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .293 .366 .659
Count 2-2   83 26 5 2 0 4 10 0 25 0 0 0 .313 .313 .422 .735
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   20 5 1 0 0 2 6 18 0 0 0 0 .250 .605 .300 .905
Full Count   40 8 1 0 0 0 9 17 12 0 0 0 .200 .439 .225 .664
Behind in Count   143 30 12 1 0 11 13 0 51 2 1 0 .210 .207 .308 .515
Ahead in Count   115 39 8 0 0 4 23 29 0 0 1 0 .339 .472 .409 .881
Batting Leadoff   514 144 33 5 2 32 74 46 87 3 3 0 .280 .337 .375 .713
Batting 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   183 61 12 3 2 11 29 19 26 1 0 0 .333 .394 .464 .859
Medium Leverage   256 67 17 2 0 12 38 22 47 1 2 0 .262 .319 .344 .663
High Leverage   73 15 4 0 0 9 7 5 15 1 1 0 .205 .253 .260 .513
MLB TRIPLE A 2007 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 3 12 5 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 .417 .500 .583 1.083 .484 .167 178
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 100.0 4.0 15.51 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Versus Right   6 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .714 1.000 1.714
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   12 5 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .417 .500 .583 1.083
2 Years Ago   418 158 34 6 6 74 72 41 39 5 0 2 .378 .431 .531 .962
Career   430 163 34 7 6 75 73 43 40 5 0 2 .379 .433 .533 .966
Home   7 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Road   5 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.000 1.600
Grass   12 5 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .417 .500 .583 1.083
Night   12 5 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .417 .500 .583 1.083
As Starter   12 5 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .417 .500 .583 1.083
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
2004 Atlanta - MLB 28 133 498 129 34 6 7 55 59 39 2 4 103 16 3 .259 .313 .394 .707 84 83 2.2
2005 Atlanta - MLB 29 6 7 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714 88 85 0.0
2006 Atlanta - MLB 30 67 196 45 6 2 1 16 24 14 0 1 31 7 2 .230 .280 .296 .576 53 50 -0.5
2007 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 127 516 145 33 5 2 32 74 46 0 3 88 42 6 .281 .338 .376 .714 89 91 1.0
Total MLB 333 1217 321 74 13 10 104 158 99 2 8 227 65 11 .264 .318 .371 .689 81 81 2.7
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
2005 San Bernardino - AAA 29 103 418 158 34 6 6 74 72 41 2 5 39 11 8 .378 .431 .531 .962 135 136 3.2
2007 Jersey City - AAA 31 3 12 5 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 .417 .500 .583 1.083 169 178 0.1
Total MAAA 106 430 163 34 7 6 75 73 43 2 5 40 12 8 .379 .433 .533 .966 136 138
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2004 Atlanta - MLB 2B 105 104 204 362 83 582 16 .973 947.2 5.38 +9.5 1.059
2004 Atlanta - MLB SS 30 28 48 93 19 145 4 .972 242.0 5.24 +0.1 1.012
2005 Atlanta - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2005 Atlanta - MLB 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 .991
2005 Atlanta - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2006 Atlanta - MLB 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 +0.1 1.014
2006 Atlanta - MLB 2B 51 39 87 127 26 217 3 .986 379.1 5.08 -1.0 .959
2006 Atlanta - MLB 3B 4 4 4 7 1 12 1 .917 34.0 2.91 -0.2 .922
2006 Atlanta - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2007 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 7 7 48 3 6 51 0 1.000 57.0 8.05 -0.9 .903
2007 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 86 83 172 245 73 420 3 .993 723.1 5.19 -5.4 .939
2007 Jersey City - AAA 2B 3 3 5 12 4 17 0 1.000 27.0 5.67 -0.1 .971
2007 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 11 9 14 18 5 35 3 .914 73.1 3.93 -1.9 .837
TOTAL 1B 10 7 52 3 6 55 0 1.000 63.0 7.86 -0.8 .923
TOTAL 2B 246 229 468 747 186 1237 22 .982 2078.1 5.26 +3.2 .999
TOTAL 3B 4 4 4 7 1 12 1 .917 34.0 2.91 -0.2 .922
TOTAL SS 42 37 62 111 24 180 7 .961 316.1 4.92 -1.8 .975
PLAYER HISTORY
12/06/2003 Drafted in the 2003 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 10, 67th overall pick) by the Atlanta Braves.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 50 (55).
01/30/2004 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization with a signing bonus of $230,000.
08/20/2004 Injured (strained back),out for 2 weeks.
11/25/2004 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $268,000.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
05/24/2005 Goes 0-5 against the Boise Spikes, ending his hitting streak at 36 games.
06/13/2005 Injured on 06/11/2005, diagnosed with a strained back muscle, will miss 3 weeks.
07/27/2005 Injured on 07/26/2005, diagnosed with a strained back muscle, is day-to-day.
12/02/2005 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $276,000.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
11/30/2006 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
01/27/2007 Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for RP Tyler Walker and 3B Mike Morse.
06/21/2007 Injured on 06/20/2007, diagnosed with a strained lat, will miss 4-5 weeks.
09/11/2007 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/07/2007 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $980,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SB Rank
2007 42 1
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