Bob Barton vs. Kazuo Matsui — Career Comparison

Bob Barton
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Kazuo Matsui
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats SwitchAsiaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Kazuo Matsui posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Barton. Kazuo Matsui posted stronger numbers in OPS (.704 vs .585) and on-base percentage (.323 vs .298). By the career numbers, Kazuo Matsui had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Barton and Kazuo Matsui

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
204.51
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
147.95
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
1153
600
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2555
600
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1049
545.88
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2302
540.59
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
237
123.33
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
615
144.42
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
194
100.95
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
439
103.09
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
16.13
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
29.12
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.7
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
7.51
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
43
22.38
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
41.33
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
83.69
43.55
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304.05
71.4
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
301
156.63
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
205.48
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
329
171.21
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
805
189.04
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
54
28.1
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
77.5
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
66
34.35
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
49.55
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
111
57.76
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
119.53
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
87.32
45.44
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319.15
74.95
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.6
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
2.58
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
45.27
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
42.04
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.37
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.11
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
87.42
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
403
94.64
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.86
6.86
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
6.34
6.34
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
11.04
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.76
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
17.17
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.29
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
23.95
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.23
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
28.18
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
85

Fielding Stats for Bob Barton and Kazuo Matsui

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.21
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.07
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.01
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
1.03
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8454
27
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14842
27
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2818
9
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4947.1
9
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
6.34
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
2.04
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.59
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1636
2.98
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.11
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
7.02
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2815
5.12
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2171
6.93
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2756
5.01
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.9
97.9
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.713
5.713
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.703
4.703
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.42
83.42
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.42
96.42
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
0.73
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.58
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0