How Hideki Matsui's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players
Hideki Matsui totaled 686 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 237.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 2004, posting 162, well above the league average of 38.4 that year. The lowest point came in 2012 at 13, well below the league average of 35.4 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 17 in 2010 to 27 in 2011 and 13 in 2012, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 13 to 162 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Hideki Matsui Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts as Fielder for Hideki Matsui
| Hideki Matsui
Starts as Fielder | Hideki Matsui
Games Started % |
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| Career | 686 | 99.13 |
| Season Avg. | 76.22 | 99.13 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 160.6 | 99.13 |
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Hideki Matsui Starts as Fielder Per Season
Hideki Matsui's Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder by Team
Hideki Matsui's career Starts as Fielder totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Hideki Matsui Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression
A running total of Hideki Matsui's career Starts as Fielder, 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 Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Hideki Matsui's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Hideki Matsui's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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.
