Hideki Matsui vs. Dustin Pedroia — Career Comparison

Hideki Matsui
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Dustin Pedroia
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Hideki Matsui and Dustin Pedroia are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 111 for Hideki Matsui, 114 for Dustin Pedroia), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 113). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Hideki Matsui and Dustin Pedroia

Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1236
146.68
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1512
133.86
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
5056
600
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6777
600
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
4442
527.14
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6031
533.95
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.825
0.825
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
1253
148.69
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1805
159.81
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
817
96.95
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1256
111.2
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
249
29.55
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394
34.88
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.42
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.33
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
20.77
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 600 PA
140
12.39
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
51.74
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549
48.61
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
742.7
88.14
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
970.27
85.9
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2051
243.39
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2649
234.53
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
1821
216.1
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2467
218.42
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.822
0.822
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
656
77.85
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922
81.63
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
760
90.19
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 600 PA
725
64.19
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1241
147.27
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1507
133.42
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
758.7
90.04
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1011.09
89.52
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.49
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.36
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
547
64.91
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
55.25
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.15
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.21
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
689
81.76
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654
57.9
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
7.34
7.34
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.36
10.36
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.21
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
5.46
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
5.22
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
12.58
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 600 PA
154
13.63
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.54
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
12.22
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.07
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.07
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.61
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
16.29
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
59.09
59.09
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Hideki Matsui and Dustin Pedroia

Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.05
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1498
1.04
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.04
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1476
1.03
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
17845
27
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38761
27
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948.1
9
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12920.1
9
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
2.01
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581
1.8
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.06
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4017
2.8
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.04
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.04
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
1391
2.1
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6656
4.64
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
2.07
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6598
4.6
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.27
98.27
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.975
1.975
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.405
4.405
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.53
98.53
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Dustin Pedroia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
0.66
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin Pedroia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0