Kazuo Matsui vs. Tim Thompson — Career Comparison

Kazuo Matsui
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats SwitchAsiaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Tim Thompson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Kazuo Matsui posted the stronger offensive profile against Tim Thompson. Kazuo Matsui posted stronger numbers in OPS (.704 vs .641) and on-base percentage (.323 vs .302). Tim Thompson 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 Tim Thompson

Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
147.95
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
200.36
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2555
600
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
560
600
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2302
540.59
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
517
553.93
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
615
144.42
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
123
131.79
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
439
103.09
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
89
95.36
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
29.12
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
25.71
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.7
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
7.51
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.57
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
41.33
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
36.43
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304.05
71.4
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
52.51
56.26
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
205.48
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
175
187.5
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
805
189.04
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
164
175.71
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
77.5
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
52.5
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
49.55
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.36
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
119.53
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
88
94.29
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319.15
74.95
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
53.64
57.48
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.58
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
42.04
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
39
41.79
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
2.11
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.5
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
403
94.64
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
55.71
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
6.34
6.34
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
10.77
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
11.04
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.07
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.76
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.07
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.29
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.5
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
23.95
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
4.23
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
28.18
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.43
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
85
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Kazuo Matsui and Tim Thompson

Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.07
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.1
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
1.03
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.01
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14842
27
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3377
27
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4947.1
9
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1125.2
9
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
2.04
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
4.94
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1636
2.98
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.54
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.11
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2815
5.12
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.56
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2756
5.01
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
5.48
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.9
97.9
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.703
4.703
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.007
5.007
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.42
96.42
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.97
91.97
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
0.73
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Kazuo Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Kazuo Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27