Hideki Matsui vs Justin Morneau

Hideki MatsuiJustin Morneau

Hideki Matsui and Justin Morneau compared on their MLB careers: Hideki Matsui played 10 seasons, 2003 to 2012, Justin Morneau 14 seasons, 2003 to 2016. Hideki Matsui has .282 batting average to Justin Morneau's .281. Hideki Matsui won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Hideki Matsui and Justin Morneau career totals
1,236GP1,545
4,442AB5,699
656R772
1,253H1,603
175HR247
760RBI985
13SB5
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Hideki Matsui and Justin Morneau postseason
56GP13
205AB53
32R8
64H16
10HR2
39RBI4
0SB0
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.8

Where each stands all time

Hideki Matsui and Justin Morneau all-time places
—Home runs263rd (247)
—RBI279th (985)

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
  • Justin Morneau: 0 championships; AL MVP, AL Silver Slugger ×2

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 Justin Morneau 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.
1st2003.287161062003.226416
2nd2004.298311082004.2711958
3rd2005.305231162005.2392279
4th2006.3028292006.32134130
5th2007.285251032007.27131111
6th2008.2949452008.30023129
7th2009.27428902009.27430100
8th2010.27421842010.3451856
9th2011.25112722011.227430
10th2012.147272012.2671977
11th————2013.2591777
12th————2014.3191782
13th————2015.310315
14th————2016.261625

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI