Kazuo Matsui vs. Dave Nelson — Career Comparison

Kazuo Matsui
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats SwitchAsiaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Dave Nelson
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

Kazuo Matsui and Dave Nelson 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+ 98 for Kazuo Matsui, 98 for Dave Nelson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 92 vs 89). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Kazuo Matsui and Dave Nelson

Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
630
147.95
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
813
169.67
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
2555
600
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2875
600
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2302
540.59
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2578
538.02
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
615
144.42
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
131.48
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
439
103.09
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
107.27
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
29.12
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
77
16.07
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.7
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.97
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
7.51
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
4.17
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
41.33
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
24.21
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304.05
71.4
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
265.61
55.43
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
205.48
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
805
168
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
805
189.04
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
863
180.1
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
77.5
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
70.96
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
49.55
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
211
44.03
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
509
119.53
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
110.82
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319.15
74.95
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
276.82
57.77
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.58
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.71
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
179
42.04
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
45.91
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.11
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.09
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
403
94.64
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
392
81.81
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
6.34
6.34
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.33
7.33
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
11.04
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
10.02
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.76
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.34
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.29
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
10.64
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
102
23.95
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
39.03
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
18
4.23
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.23
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
120
28.18
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
54.26
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
85
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
71.92
71.92

Fielding Stats for Kazuo Matsui and Dave Nelson

Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
1.07
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
1.14
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
1.03
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
1
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
14842
27
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16696
27
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
4947.1
9
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5565.1
9
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.04
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1229
1.99
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1636
2.98
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
2.49
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2815
5.12
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2856
4.62
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2756
5.01
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2766
4.47
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.9
97.9
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.85
96.85
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.703
4.703
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.935
3.935
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.42
96.42
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.34
88.34
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
0.73
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
0.52
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0