Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Pitching Summary

Daisuke Matsuzaka played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2014, appearing in 158 games over 8 seasons. He recorded a total of 56 W and 43 L, an ERA of 4.45, 720 SO, a WHIP of 1.402, and a WAR of 9.3.

Daisuke Matsuzaka Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Daisuke Matsuzaka.

Change Chart

    ๐Ÿงพ Basic Profile

    Daisuke Matsuzaka
    NameDaisuke Matsuzaka
    Date of BirthSeptember 13, 1980
    Nationality
    Japan
    MLB Debut2007

    ๐Ÿ“Š Career Summary

    Daisuke Matsuzaka appeared in 158 games over 8 MLB seasons from 2007 to 2014. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS132 (MLB Rank: 1,212)
    GF6 (MLB Rank: 5,870)
    W56 (MLB Rank: 1,302)
    L43 (MLB Rank: 1,802)
    SV1 (MLB Rank: 3,494)
    ERA4.45 (MLB Rank: 5,748)
    IP790.1 (MLB Rank: 1,668)
    CG1 (MLB Rank: 3,968)
    SO720 (MLB Rank: 992)
    BB387 (MLB Rank: 1,175)
    H721 (MLB Rank: 1,826)
    HR85 (MLB Rank: 1,160)
    SO98.2 (MLB Rank: 1,632)
    BB94.41 (MLB Rank: 4,045)
    H98.21 (MLB Rank: 9,419)
    HR90.97 (MLB Rank: 4,102)
    WHIP1.402 (MLB Rank: 7,325)
    WAR9.3 (MLB Rank: 1,321)

    ๐Ÿ“Š Last Season Summary (2014)

    In his final season (2014), Daisuke Matsuzaka recorded the following stats:

    GS9
    GF5
    W3
    L3
    SV1
    ERA3.89
    IP83.1
    SO78
    BB50
    H62
    HR6
    SO98.42
    BB95.4
    H96.7
    HR90.65
    WHIP1.344
    WAR0.2

    ๐Ÿ“ˆ Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 2008, 18 W
    • Most SO: 2007, 201 SO
    • Most IP: 2007, 204.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 2008, 5.4 WAR
    • Best ERA: 2008, 2.91 ERA

    ๐ŸŽฏ Postseason Performance

    Daisuke Matsuzaka appeared in 7 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.86, pitched 35.2 IP, struck out 33 batters, with 3 W and 1 L.

    Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    2007
    15
    12
    4.4
    0.556
    0
    201
    204.2
    4.1
    1.324
    25
    191
    80
    100
    100
    108
    4.23
    8.8
    2.51
    32
    32
    0
    1
    0
    1.1
    8.4
    3.5
    0
    13
    1
    5
    874
    2008
    18
    3
    2.9
    0.857
    0
    154
    167.2
    5.4
    1.324
    12
    128
    94
    58
    54
    160
    4.03
    8.3
    1.64
    29
    29
    0
    0
    0
    0.6
    6.9
    5
    0
    7
    1
    5
    716
    2009
    4
    6
    5.76
    0.4
    0
    54
    59.1
    0.4
    1.871
    10
    81
    30
    38
    38
    81
    5.09
    8.2
    1.8
    12
    12
    0
    0
    0
    1.5
    12.3
    4.6
    0
    2
    1
    8
    283
    2010
    9
    6
    4.69
    0.6
    0
    133
    153.2
    1
    1.373
    13
    137
    74
    84
    80
    93
    4.05
    7.8
    1.8
    25
    25
    0
    0
    0
    0.8
    8
    4.3
    0
    8
    1
    4
    664
    2011
    3
    3
    5.3
    0.5
    0
    26
    37.1
    -0.3
    1.473
    4
    32
    23
    24
    22
    82
    4.95
    6.3
    1.13
    7
    8
    1
    0
    0
    1
    7.7
    5.5
    0
    1
    0
    0
    167
    2012
    1
    7
    8.28
    0.125
    0
    41
    45.2
    -1.5
    1.708
    11
    58
    20
    43
    42
    51
    5.94
    8.1
    2.05
    11
    11
    0
    0
    0
    2.2
    11.4
    3.9
    0
    3
    0
    3
    215
    2013
    3
    3
    4.42
    0.5
    0
    33
    38.2
    0
    1.241
    4
    32
    16
    21
    19
    81
    4.32
    7.7
    2.06
    7
    7
    0
    0
    0
    0.9
    7.4
    3.7
    0
    5
    0
    0
    166
    2014
    3
    3
    3.89
    0.5
    1
    78
    83.1
    0.2
    1.344
    6
    62
    50
    38
    36
    89
    4.21
    8.4
    1.56
    9
    34
    5
    0
    0
    0.6
    6.7
    5.4
    0
    6
    5
    6
    359