Hideki Matsui vs. Chris Young — Career Comparison

Hideki Matsui
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Chris Young
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Hideki Matsui comes out clearly ahead of Chris Young across most offensive categories. Hideki Matsui led in contact rate (K%+ 123 vs 86), walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 119), and home run production (HR/PA+ 151 vs 137). Hideki Matsui was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Hideki Matsui and Chris Young

Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
1236
146.68
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1465
165.35
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
5056
600
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5316
600
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
4442
527.14
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4710
531.6
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1253
148.69
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1109
125.17
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
96.95
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
606
68.4
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
249
29.55
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
32.51
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.42
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
2.71
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
175
20.77
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
21.56
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
436
51.74
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
56.77
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.7
88.14
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
683.04
77.09
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2051
243.39
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2018
227.77
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1821
216.1
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1666
188.04
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.822
0.822
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
656
77.85
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
75.4
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
760
90.19
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
590
66.59
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1241
147.27
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1067
120.43
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
758.7
90.04
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
656.47
74.09
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.49
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.18
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
64.91
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
520
58.69
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.15
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.81
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
689
81.76
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1192
134.54
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.34
7.34
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
4.46
4.46
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.92
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
5.46
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.61
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
106
12.58
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
6.77
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.54
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
16.03
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.07
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
5.19
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.61
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
21.22
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
59.09
59.09
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.53
75.53

Fielding Stats for Hideki Matsui and Chris Young

Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
1.05
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1336
1.13
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.04
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1185
1
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
17845
27
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32039
27
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948.1
9
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10679.2
9
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
2.01
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2895
2.44
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.06
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.04
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.04
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.02
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
1391
2.1
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2972
2.5
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
2.07
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2943
2.48
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.27
98.27
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.02
99.02
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.975
1.975
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Hideki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.7
88.7
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.02
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0