Kazuo Matsui vs. Kevin Smith — Career Comparison

Kazuo Matsui
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats SwitchAsiaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Kevin Smith
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Kazuo Matsui posted the stronger offensive profile against Kevin Smith. Kazuo Matsui posted stronger numbers in OPS (.704 vs .516) and on-base percentage (.323 vs .215). Kevin Smith had the advantage in home run production (8 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Kazuo Matsui and Kevin Smith

Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
147.95
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
209.01
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2555
600
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
333
600
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2302
540.59
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
551.35
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
615
144.42
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
95.5
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
439
103.09
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
31
55.86
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
29.12
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
23.42
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.7
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.8
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
7.51
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.41
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
41.33
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
39.64
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304.05
71.4
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22.43
40.42
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
205.48
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
92
165.77
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
805
189.04
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
70
126.13
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
77.5
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
26
46.85
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
49.55
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
45.05
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
119.53
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
43
77.48
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319.15
74.95
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16.6
29.91
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
2.58
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
42.04
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
27.03
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.11
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
403
94.64
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
187.39
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.34
6.34
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
11.04
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.41
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.76
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.6
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.29
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
14.41
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
23.95
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.01
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.23
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
28.18
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.01
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
85
85
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Kazuo Matsui and Kevin Smith

Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.07
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.34
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
1.03
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14842
27
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2338
27
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4947.1
9
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
779.1
9
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.04
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.03
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1636
2.98
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
2.14
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.11
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2815
5.12
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
3.22
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2756
5.01
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
3.16
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.9
97.9
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.21
98.21
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.703
4.703
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.362
2.362
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.42
96.42
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
0.73
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0