Hideki Matsui vs. Dave Bush — Matchup Analysis

Dave Bush has kept Matsui in check relative to their career standard. 0.313 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.728 sits 11% below where Matsui typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Matsui striking out less often than usual, once every 8.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Bush. Slight edge: Bush. Context matters here.

How Hideki Matsui put the ball into play against Dave Bush

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Dave Bush to Hideki Matsui

Matchup Details for Hideki Matsui and Dave Bush

Stats that describe the matchup between Hideki Matsui and Dave Bush including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Hideki Matsui Career Plate Appearances
5056
Dave Bush Career Batters Faced
4899
In this matchup
16
Hideki Matsui Career At Bats
4442
Dave Bush Career At Bats Pitched
4448
In this matchup
0.313
Hideki Matsui Career Batting Average
0.282
Dave Bush Career Opposing Batting Average
0.270
In this matchup
5
Hideki Matsui Career Hits
1253
Dave Bush Career Hits Allowed
1199
In this matchup
4
Hideki Matsui Career Singles
817
In this matchup
1
Hideki Matsui Career Doubles
249
In this matchup
0
Hideki Matsui Career Triples
12
In this matchup
0
Hideki Matsui Career Home Runs
175
Dave Bush Career Home Runs Allowed
170

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

In this matchup
0

In the Park Grand Slams

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
1
Hideki Matsui Career Extra Base Hits
436
In this matchup
0.000
Hideki Matsui Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.039
Dave Bush Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.038
In this matchup
0.000
Hideki Matsui Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.140
Dave Bush Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.142

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Hideki Matsui Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.254
Dave Bush Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.221
In this matchup
6
Hideki Matsui Total Bases
2051
In this matchup
6
Hideki Matsui Career Times on Base
1821
In this matchup
0.353
Hideki Matsui Career On Base Percentage
0.360
In this matchup
0.375
Hideki Matsui Career Slugging Percentage
0.462
In this matchup
0.728
Hideki Matsui Career OPS
0.822
In this matchup
0.063
Hideki Matsui Career Isolated Power
0.180
In this matchup
0.253
Hideki Matsui Career Gross Production Average
0.278
In this matchup
0.357
Hideki Matsui Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
Dave Bush Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
1
Hideki Matsui Career RBIs
760
In this matchup
2.118
Hideki Matsui Career Runs Created
758.700
In this matchup
0
Hideki Matsui Career Hit By Pitch
21
Dave Bush Career Batters Hit By Pitch
80

Outs

In this matchup
9
In this matchup
1
Hideki Matsui Career Walks
547
Dave Bush Career Walks Allowed
296
In this matchup
0
Hideki Matsui Career Intentional Walks
35
Dave Bush Career Intentional Walks Allowed
21
In this matchup
2
Hideki Matsui Career Strikeouts
689
Dave Bush Career Strikeouts Thrown
768
In this matchup
8.500
Hideki Matsui Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.340
Dave Bush Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.379
In this matchup
0.500
Hideki Matsui Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.790
Dave Bush Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.353
Hideki Matsui Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Dave Bush Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.309

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Hideki Matsui Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Dave Bush Career Sacrifice Hits
43
In this matchup
0
Hideki Matsui Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Dave Bush Career Sacrifice Flies
32
In this matchup
1
Hideki Matsui Career Ground into Double Play
106
Dave Bush Career Double Plays Enabled
80

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0