How Hideki Matsui's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Hideki Matsui totaled 689 career Strikeouts, well above the league average of 295.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Strikeouts season came in 2012, posting 22, well below the league average of 53.3 that year. The highest point came in 2004 at 103, well above the league average of 46.8 that year. The Strikeouts trended upward through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 98 in 2010 to 84 in 2011 and 22 in 2012, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 22 to 103 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Hideki Matsui Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Hideki Matsui Strikeouts Per Season

Hideki Matsui's Strikeouts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, LF, Asia, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Hideki Matsui Strikeouts per season line chart

Hideki Matsui Strikeouts by Team

Hideki Matsui's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Hideki Matsui career Strikeouts by team bar chart

Hideki Matsui Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Hideki Matsui's career Strikeouts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Hideki Matsui Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Hideki Matsui Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Hideki Matsui's seasonal Strikeouts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Hideki Matsui Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Hideki Matsui Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Hideki Matsui's MLB career with Strikeouts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Hideki Matsui Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table