#4 Kazutarou Matabei, Second Base, 36 yrs, Texas Rangers Friday, 9/22/2082 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Kazutarou Matabei
7/19/2046 36 Japan 6"0 210
Second Base S R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility :
| Big League Contract $ 1,620,000 2082 6 Year(s), 44 Days (1076 total Days) 172 Day(s) 17 Year(s) Not eligible
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 44 | 46 | 33 | 91 | 45 |
| Versus LHP | 36 | 42 | 31 | 84 | 32 |
| Versus RHP | 48 | 48 | 34 | 94 | 51 |
| Talent | 42 | 45 | 34 | 99 | 39 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 47 57 57 3 2 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 93 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 82 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 3 Infield Arm : 26 Outfield Arm : 14
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/11 | @KCA | L 4-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 9/12 | @KCA | L 4-12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #9 | | |
| 9/13 | @KCA | L 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
| 9/15 | CLE | W 9-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #9 | | |
| 9/16 | CLE | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
| 9/17 | CLE | L 7-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 9/18 | DET | W 10-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
| 9/19 | DET | W 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 9/20 | DET | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 9/21 | DET | L 3-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 151 | 501 | 95 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 64 | 72 | 144 | .190 | .292 | .273 | .566 | .545 | .084 |
| Projected | 161 | 534 | 101 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 68 | 77 | 153 | .190 | .292 | .273 | .566 | .545 | .084 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 150 | 577 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 137 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 84.2 | 46.2 | 3.0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 89 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .202 | .321 | .281 | .602 |
| vs. RHP | 412 | 77 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 53 | 56 | 114 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .187 | .285 | .272 | .557 |
| Close/Late | 69 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .290 | .367 | .362 | .729 |
| Scoring Position | 126 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 28 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .175 | .321 | .254 | .574 |
| Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 78 | 247 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 41 | 58 | .198 | .313 | .291 | .604 |
| Road | 73 | 254 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 35 | 31 | 86 | .181 | .269 | .256 | .525 |
| This Week | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .273 | .400 | .455 | .855 |
| Last Week | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 |
| March/April | 24 | 74 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 18 | .270 | .365 | .432 | .797 |
| May | 29 | 105 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 31 | .248 | .307 | .390 | .697 |
| June | 26 | 88 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 32 | .136 | .269 | .170 | .440 |
| July | 27 | 83 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 21 | .145 | .290 | .205 | .495 |
| August | 26 | 88 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 27 | .148 | .238 | .170 | .408 |
| Sept/Oct | 19 | 63 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 15 | .190 | .288 | .270 | .558 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2072 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .400 | .462 | .862 | KCA |
| 2073 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .556 | .875 | 1.431 | KCA |
| 2074 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | KCA |
| 2075 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .043 | .043 | .043 | .087 | KCA |
| 2076 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | KCA |
| 2077 | 49 | 128 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 5 | 1 | .273 | .374 | .445 | .820 | KCA |
| 2078 | 57 | 177 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 2 | .243 | .323 | .429 | .753 | KCA TEX |
| 2079 | 146 | 548 | 125 | 42 | 2 | 7 | 60 | 83 | 89 | 0 | 7 | 122 | 23 | 12 | .228 | .332 | .350 | .683 | TEX |
| 2080 | 148 | 555 | 125 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 78 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 24 | 9 | .225 | .319 | .332 | .650 | TEX |
| 2081 | 153 | 524 | 120 | 33 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 73 | 85 | 0 | 8 | 150 | 11 | 11 | .229 | .332 | .363 | .695 | TEX |
| 2082 | 151 | 501 | 95 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 64 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 144 | 16 | 3 | .190 | .292 | .273 | .566 | TEX |
| Total | 728 | 2487 | 552 | 160 | 15 | 36 | 271 | 356 | 369 | 2 | 22 | 645 | 84 | 38 | .222 | .320 | .342 | .662 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2065, A | 63 | 249 | 67 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 37 | 36 | 57 | 21 | 6 | .269 | .356 | .353 | .710 |
| 2065, AA | 21 | 83 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 3 | .217 | .313 | .301 | .614 |
| 2066, AAA | 138 | 522 | 166 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 76 | 107 | 76 | 90 | 33 | 11 | .318 | .399 | .450 | .850 |
| 2067, AAA | 116 | 269 | 84 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 45 | 33 | 50 | 19 | 4 | .312 | .386 | .457 | .843 |
| 2068, AAA | 133 | 440 | 113 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 74 | 73 | 93 | 13 | 7 | .257 | .360 | .389 | .748 |
| 2069, AAA | 111 | 234 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 52 | 8 | 8 | .248 | .354 | .393 | .747 |
| 2070, AAA | 138 | 544 | 148 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 108 | 92 | 108 | 38 | 10 | .272 | .376 | .406 | .782 |
| 2071, AAA | 128 | 461 | 138 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 77 | 86 | 76 | 92 | 33 | 9 | .299 | .394 | .477 | .871 |
| 2072, AAA | 131 | 528 | 155 | 35 | 3 | 14 | 62 | 91 | 74 | 106 | 22 | 12 | .294 | .379 | .451 | .830 |
| 2073, AAA | 127 | 486 | 126 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 82 | 75 | 112 | 31 | 11 | .259 | .354 | .383 | .737 |
| 2074, AAA | 133 | 492 | 142 | 28 | 4 | 21 | 80 | 90 | 104 | 99 | 12 | 9 | .289 | .411 | .490 | .901 |
| 2075, AAA | 134 | 483 | 138 | 22 | 3 | 27 | 96 | 91 | 100 | 117 | 17 | 10 | .286 | .403 | .511 | .915 |
| 2076, AAA | 131 | 448 | 115 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 55 | 87 | 116 | 102 | 19 | 3 | .257 | .407 | .422 | .829 |
| 2078, AAA | 70 | 247 | 69 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 40 | 49 | 71 | 63 | 8 | 5 | .279 | .439 | .530 | .969 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2076 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .600 | 1.000 | 1.600 |
| 2077 | 9 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .270 | .273 | .543 |
| Total | 13 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .310 | .333 | .643 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Second Base | 125 | 125 | 207 | 401 | 92 | 619 | 11 | .982 | 1132.1 | 4.92 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 26 | 25 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 1.000 | 212.2 | 2.16 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 32nd overall pick, by Philadelphia in 2065... Injured on 6/10/2069 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week... Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/7/2071 to a 1-year deal worth $2,500,000 per year... Injured on 5/18/2071 with a Bruised Jaw, out for one week... Injured on 5/28/2071 with a Bruised Foot, out for 6 days... Injured on 5/16/2072 with a Sprained Ankle, out for one week... Had first career hit (double) on 9/1/2072, off Walter Autrey (DET)... Injured on 4/21/2073 with a Sore Back, out for one week... Injured on 7/18/2073 with a Strained Back, out for one week... Injured on 8/29/2073 with a Sprained Wrist, out for one week... Hit first career homerun on 9/27/2073, off Kenneth Baumeister (CHA)... Injured on 5/29/2076 with a Bruised Ankle, out for one week... Injured on 6/20/2076 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days... Won World Series with Kansas City in 2076... Injured on 7/15/2077 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 7-8 weeks... Traded from Kansas City to Texas on 7/31/2078 (Going to TEX: RF David Belliveau, P Ji-ku Naganori, CF Kazutarou Matabei. Going to KCA: P Ferdy Almanza, RF Patrick Gerstner)... 8/1/2079: Signed a contract extension with Texas, $1,620,000 per year, for 2 years. Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 2079... Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 2080... Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 2081... 2/1/2082: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,620,000 through salary arbitration...
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