Hideki Matsui vs Jorge Posada

Hideki MatsuiJorge Posada

Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada compared on their MLB careers: Hideki Matsui played 10 seasons, 2003 to 2012, Jorge Posada 16 seasons, 1996 to 2011. Hideki Matsui has .282 batting average to Jorge Posada's .273. Hideki Matsui won 1 title, Jorge Posada won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada career totals
1,236GP1,829
4,442AB6,092
656R900
1,253H1,664
175HR275
760RBI1,065
13SB20
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada postseason
56GP125
205AB416
32R53
64H103
10HR11
39RBI42
0SB3
0.3AVG0.2
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.4
0.9OPS0.7

Where each stands all time

Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada all-time places
—Home runs209th (275)
—RBI221st (1,065)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Hideki Matsui: 1 championship; World Series MVP
  • Jorge Posada: 5 championships; AL Silver Slugger ×5

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.

Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st2003.287161061996.07100
2nd2004.298311081997.250625
3rd2005.305231161998.2681763
4th2006.3028291999.2451257
5th2007.285251032000.2872886
6th2008.2949452001.2772295
7th2009.27428902002.2682099
8th2010.27421842003.28130101
9th2011.25112722004.2722181
10th2012.147272005.2621971
11th————2006.2772393
12th————2007.3382090
13th————2008.268322
14th————2009.2852281
15th————2010.2481857
16th————2011.2351444

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI