Garrett Atkins vs Hideki Matsui

Garrett Atkins and Hideki Matsui compared on their MLB careers: Garrett Atkins played 8 seasons, 2003 to 2010, Hideki Matsui 10 seasons, 2003 to 2012. Garrett Atkins has .285 batting average to Hideki Matsui's .282. Hideki Matsui won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Garrett Atkins and Hideki Matsui career totals

817	GP	1,236
2,928	AB	4,442
399	R	656
835	H	1,253
99	HR	175
488	RBI	760
8	SB	13
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Garrett Atkins and Hideki Matsui postseason

15	GP	56
53	AB	205
6	R	32
10	H	64
1	HR	10
5	RBI	39
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.5
0.6	OPS	0.9

Titles and awards

Garrett Atkins: 0 championships; none on file
Hideki Matsui: 1 championship; World Series MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Garrett Atkins and Hideki Matsui season by season

1st	2003	.159	0	4	2003	.287	16	106
2nd	2004	.357	1	8	2004	.298	31	108
3rd	2005	.287	13	89	2005	.305	23	116
4th	2006	.329	29	120	2006	.302	8	29
5th	2007	.301	25	111	2007	.285	25	103
6th	2008	.286	21	99	2008	.294	9	45
7th	2009	.226	9	48	2009	.274	28	90
8th	2010	.214	1	9	2010	.274	21	84
9th	—	—	—	—	2011	.251	12	72
10th	—	—	—	—	2012	.147	2	7

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


15	GP	56
53	AB	205
6	R	32
10	H	64
1	HR	10
5	RBI	39
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.5
0.6	OPS	0.9


15	GP	56
53	AB	205
6	R	32
10	H	64
1	HR	10
5	RBI	39
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.5
0.6	OPS	0.9


15	GP	56
53	AB	205
6	R	32
10	H	64
1	HR	10
5	RBI	39
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.5
0.6	OPS	0.9