# Kazuo Matsui

Kazuo Matsui (松井稼頭央, Matsui Kazuo; Higashiōsaka, 23 ottobre 1975) è un ex giocatore di baseball giapponese.

## Carriera

Ha giocato dal 1995 al 2003 nella Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) con i Seibu Lions.
Dal 2004 al 2010 ha giocato nella Major League Baseball (MLB), prima con i New York Mets, poi nei Colorado Rockies e infine negli Houston Astros. È stato impiegato come interno, alternandosi tra i ruoli di seconda base e interbase.
Dal 2011 gioca con i Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Giappone.
Con la nazionale di baseball del Giappone ha partecipato al World Baseball Classic 2013.

## Statistiche

| Stagione | Squadra | G | AP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | DP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1995 | Seibu Lions (NPB) | 69 | 219 | 204 | 25 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | .221 | .245 | .304 | .549 |
| 1996 | Seibu Lions (NPB) | 130 | 518 | 473 | 51 | 134 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 169 | 29 | 50 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 2 | .283 | .307 | .357 | .664 |
| 1997 | Seibu Lions (NPB) | 135 | 645 | 576 | 91 | 178 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 248 | 63 | 62 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 4 | .309 | .362 | .431 | .793 |
| 1998 | Seibu Lions (NPB) | 135 | 641 | 575 | 92 | 179 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 254 | 58 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 89 | 10 | .311 | .370 | .442 | .812 |
| 1999 | Seibu Lions (NPB) | 135 | 609 | 539 | 87 | 178 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 260 | 67 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 7 | .330 | .389 | .482 | .872 |
| 2000 | Seibu Lions (NPB) | 135 | 611 | 550 | 99 | 177 | 40 | 11 | 23 | 308 | 90 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 60 | 8 | .322 | .372 | .560 | .932 |
| 2001 | Seibu Lions (NPB) | 140 | 613 | 552 | 94 | 170 | 28 | 2 | 24 | 274 | 76 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 83 | 13 | .308 | .365 | .496 | .861 |
| 2002 | Seibu Lions (NPB) | 140 | 651 | 582 | 119 | 193 | 46 | 6 | 36 | 359 | 87 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 53 | 6 | 4 | 112 | 3 | .332 | .389 | .617 | 1.006 |
| 2003 | Seibu Lions (NPB) | 140 | 655 | 587 | 104 | 179 | 36 | 4 | 33 | 322 | 84 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 6 | 4 | 124 | 4 | .305 | .365 | .549 | .914 |
| 2004 | NYM (MLB) | 114 | 509 | 460 | 65 | 125 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 182 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 97 | 3 | .272 | .331 | .396 | .727 |
| 2005 | NYM (MLB) | 87 | 295 | 267 | 31 | 68 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 94 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 2 | .255 | .300 | .352 | .652 |
| 2006 | NYM (MLB) | 38 | 139 | 130 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | .200 | .235 | .269 | .505 |
| 2006 | COL (MLB) | 32 | 126 | 113 | 22 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | .345 | .392 | .504 | .896 |
| Totale 2006 | COL (MLB) | 70 | 265 | 243 | 32 | 65 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 1 | .267 | .310 | .379 | .689 |
| 2007 | COL (MLB) | 104 | 453 | 410 | 84 | 118 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 166 | 37 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 1 | .288 | .342 | .405 | .746 |
| 2008 | HOU (MLB) | 96 | 422 | 375 | 58 | 110 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 160 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3 | .293 | .354 | .427 | .781 |
| 2009 | HOU (MLB) | 132 | 533 | 476 | 56 | 119 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 170 | 46 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 85 | 4 | .250 | .302 | .357 | .659 |
| 2010 | HOU (MLB) | 27 | 78 | 71 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .141 | .197 | .155 | .352 |
| 2011 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (NPB) | 139 | 572 | 538 | 51 | 140 | 34 | 2 | 9 | 205 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 8 | .260 | .294 | .381 | .675 |
| 2012 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (NPB) | 106 | 433 | 402 | 55 | 107 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 164 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 6 | .266 | .312 | .408 | .720 |
| 2013 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (NPB) | 125 | 497 | 448 | 55 | 111 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 174 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 85 | 4 | .248 | .311 | .388 | .700 |
| 2014 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (NPB) | 128 | 488 | 444 | 57 | 129 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 191 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 9 | .291 | .342 | .430 | .772 |
| 2015 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (NPB) | 126 | 501 | 445 | 52 | 114 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 163 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 7 | .256 | .324 | .366 | .690 |
| NPB：14 anni | NPB：14 anni | 1783 | 7653 | 6915 | 1032 | 2034 | 402 | 63 | 197 | 3153 | 812 | 359 | 79 | 105 | 52 | 547 | 48 | 34 | 1145 | 89 | .294 | .346 | .456 | .805 |
| MLB：7 anni | MLB：7 anni | 630 | 2555 | 2302 | 330 | 615 | 124 | 20 | 32 | 875 | 211 | 102 | 18 | 47 | 16 | 179 | 9 | 11 | 403 | 14 | .267 | .321 | .380 | .701 |