Steve Lyons vs. Kazuo Matsui — Career Comparison

Steve Lyons
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Kazuo Matsui
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats SwitchAsiaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Steve Lyons and Kazuo Matsui 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+ 97 for Steve Lyons, 98 for Kazuo Matsui), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 91 vs 92). The overall lean goes to Kazuo Matsui, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Steve Lyons and Kazuo Matsui

Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
214.32
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
630
147.95
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2388
600
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2555
600
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2162
543.22
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2302
540.59
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
545
136.93
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
615
144.42
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
409
102.76
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
439
103.09
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
100
25.13
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
29.12
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.27
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.7
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.77
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
7.51
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
136
34.17
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
41.33
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
226.11
56.81
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304.05
71.4
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
736
184.92
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
205.48
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
706
177.39
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
805
189.04
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
264
66.33
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
77.5
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
196
49.25
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
49.55
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
441
110.8
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
119.53
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
240.9
60.53
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319.15
74.95
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.26
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.58
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
156
39.2
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
42.04
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.26
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.11
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
91.46
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
403
94.64
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
6.56
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
6.34
6.34
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
11.31
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
11.04
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.03
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.76
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.78
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.29
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
42
10.55
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
23.95
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
8.04
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
18
4.23
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
74
18.59
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
28.18
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
56.76
56.76
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
85

Fielding Stats for Steve Lyons and Kazuo Matsui

Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
1.43
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
1.07
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
0.93
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
1.03
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15231
27
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
14842
27
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5077
9
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
4947.1
9
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1477
2.62
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
2.04
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
727
1.29
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1636
2.98
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.12
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2271
4.03
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2815
5.12
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2204
3.91
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2756
5.01
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.05
97.05
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.9
97.9
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.728
2.728
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.703
4.703
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.73
64.73
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.42
96.42
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.3
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
0.73
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0