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Player Report for #94 Hideki 'Godzilla' Matsui | Sunday, June 1st, 2008 | 
AB | 143 | HR | 6 | RBI | 28 | AVG | .273 | OPS | .840 |
| Name: | Hideki Matsui | Contract: | Major League Contract | Nickname: | Godzilla | Salary: | $9,570,000 | Birthday: | 06-12-1974 | Signed Through: | 2009 Season | Age: | 33 | Years of Major League Service: | 5 Years, 89 Days | Born in: | Kanazawa (Ishikawa) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 57 Days | Nationality: | Japanese | | | Height: | 6' 2" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 7 Years, 11 Days | Weight: | 204 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 9 Years | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Eligible, but possibly free agent after season! | Position: | LF | Minor League Option Years: | 1 option year left | Bats: | Left | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Popular (Popular) |
| | Batting Ratings (OSA) | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | Overall | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | | Talent | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | Running Speed: | 5 | | Left Field 7 (Arm: 7) | Stealing Ability: | 7 | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 6 | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 1 | | | Bunt for Hit: | 2 | | | Hitter Type: | Pull Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Game Log, Last 10 Games | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | 05-31-2008 | MIN | Win, 9-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 05-30-2008 | MIN | Win, 5-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 05-28-2008 | TOR | Win, 3-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 05-27-2008 | TOR | Loss, 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 05-26-2008 | TOR | Loss, 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 05-25-2008 | @ COL | Win, 7-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 05-24-2008 | @ COL | Win, 9-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 05-23-2008 | @ COL | Loss, 6-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 05-21-2008 | @ TEX | Win, 10-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 05-20-2008 | @ TEX | Win, 9-3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Major League 2006 2008 Batting Stats | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | Overall | 45 | 143 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 17 | .273 | .358 | .483 | .840 | .833 | .210 | 8.3 | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | Overall | 39 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 25.3 | 6.14 | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Versus Left | | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .344 | .567 | .910 | Versus Right | | 113 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .265 | .361 | .460 | .821 | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Last Week | | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .304 | .500 | .804 | April | | 64 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .338 | .391 | .728 | May | | 79 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .304 | .374 | .557 | .931 | Spring Training | | 53 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .439 | .491 | .930 | Last Year | | 512 | 161 | 26 | 1 | 28 | 111 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .314 | .389 | .533 | .922 | 2 Years Ago | | 74 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .216 | .337 | .378 | .715 | Career | | 2565 | 761 | 163 | 8 | 106 | 475 | 415 | 310 | 353 | 26 | 3 | 12 | .297 | .372 | .490 | .862 | Home | | 89 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .292 | .382 | .449 | .832 | Road | | 54 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .317 | .537 | .854 | Grass | | 120 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .267 | .353 | .442 | .795 | Turf | | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .379 | .696 | 1.075 | Day | | 59 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .373 | .431 | .661 | 1.092 | Night | | 84 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .202 | .310 | .357 | .667 | Pinch Hitting | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | Close/Late | | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .174 | .345 | .348 | .693 | Inning 1-3 | | 45 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .333 | .400 | .733 | Inning 4-6 | | 54 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .361 | .519 | .879 | Inning 7-9 | | 43 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .385 | .535 | .919 | Extra Innings | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 Outs | | 50 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .339 | .420 | .759 | 1 Outs | | 53 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .264 | .293 | .491 | .784 | 2 Outs | | 40 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .451 | .550 | 1.001 | Scoring Position | | 39 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .391 | .590 | .981 | Bases Empty | | 77 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .341 | .494 | .834 | Runner on 1st | | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .355 | .296 | .651 | Runner on 2nd | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | Runner on 3rd | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .313 | .563 | .875 | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | Bases Loaded | | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .700 | .727 | 1.200 | 1.927 | Two Strikes | | 51 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .157 | .228 | .333 | .561 | First Pitch | | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .296 | .308 | .604 | Count 0-1 | | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .385 | .769 | 1.154 | Count 0-2 | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | Count 1-0 | | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .455 | .818 | 1.273 | Count 1-1 | | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .308 | .538 | .846 | Count 1-2 | | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .235 | .438 | .673 | Count 2-0 | | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 | Count 2-1 | | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .154 | .417 | .571 | Count 2-2 | | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .125 | .333 | .458 | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | Count 3-1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | Full Count | | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .412 | .385 | .796 | Behind in Count | | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .243 | .472 | .715 | Ahead in Count | | 40 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .527 | .675 | 1.202 |
| 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 | VORP |
| Career Postseason Batting Stats | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | 2007 New York - ML | 32 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .452 | .500 | .952 | 0.0 | Total ML | | 8 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .452 | .500 | .952 | 0.0 |
| Player History | 03-25-2006 | Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $28,710,000 with the New York Yankees organization. | 05-03-2006 | Injured (torn calf muscle), out for 8 months. | 01-01-2007 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 8 (8). | 05-01-2007 | Wins the ML AL Batter of the Month Award. | 07-02-2007 | Wins the ML AL Player of the Week Award. | 09-21-2007 | Injured (bruised wrist), day-to-day for 5 days. | 10-13-2007 | Won the 2007 Major League 2006 Round 2 with the New York Yankees! | 01-01-2008 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7). | 04-18-2008 | Injured (pinched nerve (neck)), day-to-day for 2 weeks. | Leader Boards Appearances | | |
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