What years did Hideki Matsui play?

Hideki Matsui played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2012.

Was Hideki Matsui a pitcher?

No. Hideki Matsui was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Hideki Matsui hit?

Hideki Matsui hit 175 career home runs with 1,253 hits.

What teams did Hideki Matsui play for?

Hideki Matsui played for 4 teams: the New York Yankees (2003–2009), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2010), the Oakland Athletics (2011), and the Tampa Bay Rays (2012).

Did Hideki Matsui win an MVP award?

No. Hideki Matsui did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Hideki Matsui win?

Hideki Matsui won the World Series MVP award (2009). He was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were Hideki Matsui's career stats?

In 1,236 games, Hideki Matsui had 1,253 hits, 175 home runs, 760 RBI, 656 runs, and 13 stolen bases, with a .282 batting average.

What was Hideki Matsui's salary?

Hideki Matsui's last recorded salary was $4,250,000, in 2011. His highest recorded salary was $13,000,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $4,250,000, in 2011. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2011.

What position did Hideki Matsui play?

Hideki Matsui played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Hideki Matsui and how much did he weigh?

Hideki Matsui was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 210 pounds.

How many home runs did Hideki Matsui hit each season?

Hideki Matsui's home runs by season: 16 in 2003, 31 in 2004, 23 in 2005, 8 in 2006, 25 in 2007, 9 in 2008, 28 in 2009, 21 in 2010, 12 in 2011, and 2 in 2012. His most in one season was 31, in 2004.

What was Hideki Matsui's career batting average?

Hideki Matsui batted .282 over his career, with 1,253 hits in 4,442 at bats.

How many RBI did Hideki Matsui have?

Hideki Matsui drove in 760 runs in his career.

Hideki Matsui

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2012)

Hideki Matsui was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2012 for 4 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 10 seasons. In 1,236 career games, he hit .282 with 1,253 hits, 175 home runs, and 760 RBI. Hideki Matsui was a 2-time All-Star and a World Series MVP. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 9,969.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 15, 2026

AVG .282

HR 175

RBI 760

H 1,253

OPS .822

PIV 9,969

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 210 lb
Born: 6/12/1974 in Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan
MLB Debut: 2003-03-31
Last Game: 2012-07-22
Awards: 2× All-Star · World Series MVP

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Career Batting Statistics

Hideki Matsui — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,236	4,442	656	1,253	249	12	175	760	13	547	689	.282	.360	.462	.822	9,969

Career AVG .282 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — +7.4% above league average.

Career OBP .360 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — +9.1% above league average.

Career SLG .462 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — +10.9% above league average.

Career OPS .822 vs. league average .747 across their career seasons — +10.1% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Hideki Matsui Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2003	NYA	AL	163	623	82	179	42	1	16	106	2	63	86	.287	.264 (+9%)	.332 (+6%)	.422 (+3%)	.754 (+4%)	618.6
2004	NYA	AL	162	584	109	174	34	2	31	108	3	88	103	.298	.266 (+12%)	.335 (+16%)	.427 (+22%)	.762 (+20%)	2654.9
2005	NYA	AL	162	629	108	192	45	3	23	116	2	63	78	.305	.264 (+15%)	.330 (+11%)	.418 (+18%)	.749 (+15%)	2002.6
2006	NYA	AL	51	172	32	52	9	0	8	29	1	27	23	.302	.269 (+12%)	.336 (+17%)	.431 (+14%)	.768 (+15%)	549.6
2007	NYA	AL	143	547	100	156	28	4	25	103	4	73	73	.285	.268 (+6%)	.335 (+9%)	.422 (+15%)	.758 (+13%)	1477.4
2008	NYA	AL	93	337	43	99	17	0	9	45	0	38	47	.294	.263 (+11%)	.333 (+11%)	.416 (+2%)	.749 (+6%)	514.0
2009	NYA	AL	142	456	62	125	21	1	28	90	0	64	75	.274	.262 (+4%)	.332 (+10%)	.417 (+22%)	.750 (+17%)	1675.7
2010	LAA	AL	145	482	55	132	24	1	21	84	0	67	98	.274	.257 (+6%)	.325 (+11%)	.402 (+14%)	.728 (+13%)	1337.5
2011	OAK	AL	141	517	58	130	28	0	12	72	1	56	84	.251	.255 (-1%)	.320 (avg)	.399 (-6%)	.719 (-3%)	-263.0
2012	TBA	AL	34	95	7	14	1	0	2	7	0	8	22	.147	.254 (-42%)	.318 (-33%)	.405 (-45%)	.724 (-40%)	-598.5
Career · 10 seasons			1,236	4,442	656	1,253	249	12	175	760	13	547	689	.282	—	—	—	—	9,969

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Hideki Matsui — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
56	205	32	64	15	1	10	39	27	33	.312

Playoff Batting by Year

Hideki Matsui — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2009	ALCS	NYA	6	21	1	5	1	0	0	3	5	4	.238
2009	ALDS1	NYA	3	9	1	2	0	0	1	2	3	3	.222
2009	WS	NYA	6	13	3	8	1	0	3	8	1	3	.615
2007	ALDS2	NYA	4	11	4	2	0	0	0	0	5	2	.182
2006	ALDS1	NYA	4	16	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	.250
2005	ALDS2	NYA	5	20	4	4	1	0	1	1	2	3	.200
2004	ALCS	NYA	7	34	9	14	6	1	2	10	2	4	.412
2004	ALDS2	NYA	4	17	3	7	1	0	1	3	3	4	.412
2003	ALCS	NYA	7	26	3	8	3	0	0	4	1	3	.308
2003	ALDS1	NYA	4	15	2	4	1	0	1	3	2	3	.267
2003	WS	NYA	6	23	1	6	0	0	1	4	3	2	.261

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Hideki Matsui — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	638	2247	346	629	91	402	.280
Away	598	2195	310	624	84	358	.284

Last 10 Games — Batting

Hideki Matsui — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
2012-07-22	TBR	SEA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2012-07-21	TBR	SEA	L	4	0	0	0	0	2
2012-07-20	TBR	SEA	W	2	0	0	0	0	1
2012-07-19	TBR	CLE	W	3	0	0	0	0	1
2012-07-16	TBR	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
2012-07-15	TBR	BOS	L	4	0	0	0	1	2
2012-07-14	TBR	BOS	W	0	0	0	0	1	0
2012-07-05	TBR	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2012-07-02	TBR	NYY	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012-07-01	TBR	DET	L	3	1	2	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Hideki Matsui — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	692	686	1326	41	24	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Hideki Matsui — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2003	NYA	OF	159	156	320	13	8	4
2004	NYA	OF	160	162	307	8	7	2
2005	NYA	OF	142	142	279	7	3	1
2006	NYA	OF	36	36	82	1	1	1
2007	NYA	OF	112	111	213	6	3	0
2008	NYA	OF	23	22	42	2	1	1
2010	LAA	OF	18	17	16	1	0	0
2011	OAK	OF	27	27	53	3	1	2
2012	TBA	OF	15	13	14	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Hideki Matsui Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Left Field	616
Center Field	77
Right Field	13
Designated Hitter	493

Awards & Honors

Hideki Matsui — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2011	Player of the Week	Week of 2011-07-24
2009	World Series MVP
2007	Player of the Month	July
2005	Player of the Week	Week of 2005-06-19
2004	Player of the Week	Week of 2004-05-29
2003	Player of the Week	Week of 2003-06-28
2003	Rookie of the Month	June

Salary History

Hideki Matsui's recorded salaries total $83,250,000 over 9 seasons, 2003 to 2011. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Matsui's career ran from 2003 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2012.

Hideki Matsui — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	OAK	AL	$4,250,000
2010	LAA	AL	$6,000,000
2009	NYA	AL	$13,000,000
2008	NYA	AL	$13,000,000
2007	NYA	AL	$13,000,000
2006	NYA	AL	$13,000,000
2005	NYA	AL	$8,000,000
2004	NYA	AL	$7,000,000
2003	NYA	AL	$6,000,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$83,250,000

Award Voting History

Hideki Matsui — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2005	Most Valuable Player	AL	14th	8.0	392	0
2004	Most Valuable Player	AL	24th	2.0	392	0
2003	Rookie of the Year	AL	2nd	84.0	140	10

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Career Spans

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Hideki Matsui: the record in brief

The profile opens with Hideki Matsui's first major league game on March 31, 2003; the last one listed came on July 22, 2012. By club, Matsui's seasons break down as the New York Yankees (2003 to 2009), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2010), the Oakland Athletics (2011), and the Tampa Bay Rays (2012). Matsui played primarily as an outfielder and hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Born on June 12, 1974, in Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan, Matsui was listed at 6'2" and 210 pounds.

The batting record for Matsui: 1,236 games, 1,253 hits in 4,442 at bats, and a .282 average, adding 175 homers and 760 runs batted in. On-base and slugging figures of .360 and .462 give Matsui a career OPS of .822. The league as a whole hit .263 across Matsui's seasons, which puts the .282 career mark 7.4% above average. For power, 2004 stands out: 31 home runs with the New York Yankees. Matsui collected a career-high 192 hits in 2005.

Frequently Asked Questions about Hideki Matsui

What years did Hideki Matsui play?: Hideki Matsui played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2012.
Was Hideki Matsui a pitcher?: No. Hideki Matsui was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Hideki Matsui hit?: Hideki Matsui hit 175 career home runs with 1,253 hits.
What teams did Hideki Matsui play for?: Hideki Matsui played for 4 teams: the New York Yankees (2003–2009), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2010), the Oakland Athletics (2011), and the Tampa Bay Rays (2012).
Did Hideki Matsui win an MVP award?: No. Hideki Matsui did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Hideki Matsui win?: Hideki Matsui won the World Series MVP award (2009). He was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Hideki Matsui's career stats?: In 1,236 games, Hideki Matsui had 1,253 hits, 175 home runs, 760 RBI, 656 runs, and 13 stolen bases, with a .282 batting average.
How much did Hideki Matsui earn in his career?: Hideki Matsui's recorded salaries total $83,250,000 over 9 seasons, 2003 to 2011. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Matsui's career ran from 2003 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2012.
What was Hideki Matsui's salary?: Hideki Matsui's last recorded salary was $4,250,000, in 2011. His highest recorded salary was $13,000,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $4,250,000, in 2011. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2011.
What position did Hideki Matsui play?: Hideki Matsui played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Hideki Matsui and how much did he weigh?: Hideki Matsui was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 210 pounds.
How many home runs did Hideki Matsui hit each season?: Hideki Matsui's home runs by season: 16 in 2003, 31 in 2004, 23 in 2005, 8 in 2006, 25 in 2007, 9 in 2008, 28 in 2009, 21 in 2010, 12 in 2011, and 2 in 2012. His most in one season was 31, in 2004.
What was Hideki Matsui's career batting average?: Hideki Matsui batted .282 over his career, with 1,253 hits in 4,442 at bats.
How many RBI did Hideki Matsui have?: Hideki Matsui drove in 760 runs in his career.