Daisuke Matsuzaka

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2014)

W–L 56–43
ERA 4.45
WHIP 1.40
SO 720
Pitcher PIV -2993.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 205 lb
Born
9/13/1980 in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
MLB Debut
2007-04-05
Last Game
2014-09-25
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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
56 43 158 132 1 0 1 790.3 721 391 85 387 720 4.45 -2993.9

Career ERA 4.45 vs. league average 4.09 across their career seasons — 8.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2007 BOS AL 15 12 32 32 1 0 0 204.7 191 100 80 201 4.40 4.47 (+2%) 1314.5
2008 BOS AL 18 3 29 29 0 0 0 167.7 128 54 94 154 2.90 4.32 (+33%) 1262.7
2009 BOS AL 4 6 12 12 0 0 0 59.3 81 38 30 54 5.76 4.32 (-33%) -1133.4
2010 BOS AL 9 6 25 25 0 0 0 153.7 137 80 74 133 4.69 4.08 (-15%) 123.3
2011 BOS AL 3 3 8 7 0 0 0 37.3 32 22 23 26 5.30 3.94 (-35%) -944.1
2012 BOS AL 1 7 11 11 0 0 0 45.7 58 42 20 41 8.28 4.01 (-106%) -2199.8
2013 NYN NL 3 3 7 7 0 0 0 38.7 32 19 16 33 4.42 3.87 (-14%) -434.6
2014 NYN NL 3 3 34 9 0 0 1 83.3 62 36 50 78 3.89 3.74 (-4%) -982.5
Career · 8 seasons 56 43 158 132 1 0 1 790.1 721 391 387 720 4.45 — -2,994

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
158 37 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 16 .189 .211 .189 .400 0

Career AVG .189 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 26.7% below league average.

Career OBP .211 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 35.2% below league average.

Career SLG .189 vs. league average .406 across their career seasons — 53.4% below league average.

Career OPS .400 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 45.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2007 BOS AL 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 BOS AL 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 BOS AL 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 BOS AL 25 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
2011 BOS AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 BOS AL 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 NYN NL 7 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .250 — — — — 0.0
2014 NYN NL 34 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 .182 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 158 37 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 16 .189 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .333

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2008 ALCS BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 ALDS1 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 ALCS BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 ALDS1 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 WS BOS 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .333

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 1 7 7 0 35.7 39 19 17 33 4.79

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2008 ALCS BOS 1 0 2 2 0 11.0 9 5 6 11 4.09
2008 ALDS1 BOS 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 8 3 3 5 5.40
2007 ALCS BOS 1 1 2 2 0 9.7 12 6 2 9 5.59
2007 ALDS1 BOS 0 0 1 1 0 4.7 7 3 3 3 5.79
2007 WS BOS 1 0 1 1 0 5.3 3 2 3 5 3.38

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home78110201.182
Away80260502.192

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home78393.13631981913444.53
Away80397.03581931963764.38

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2014-09-25 NYNWASL 000000000
2014-09-23 NYNWASL 000000000
2014-09-21 NYNATLW 000000000
2014-09-11 NYNWASL 000000000
2014-08-30 NYNPHIL 000000000
2014-08-28 NYNATLL 000000000
2014-07-24 NYNMILL 000000000
2014-07-21 NYNSEAL 000000000
2014-07-12 NYNMIAW 100000001
2014-07-07 NYNATLW 200000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2014-09-25 NYNWAS — 2.0100120
2014-09-23 NYNWAS — 0.1000010
2014-09-21 NYNATL — 1.0000010
2014-09-11 NYNWAS — 3.0100310
2014-08-30 NYNPHI — 2.0111220
2014-08-28 NYNATL — 0.2433001
2014-07-24 NYNMIL — 2.0333022
2014-07-21 NYNSEA — 1.1211020
2014-07-12 NYNMIA — 6.04444101
2014-07-07 NYNATL — 7.0600230

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 158 132 47 75 3 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2007 BOS P 32 32 11 23 0 3
2008 BOS P 29 29 16 19 1 2
2009 BOS P 12 12 2 5 0 2
2010 BOS P 25 25 8 12 2 2
2011 BOS P 8 7 0 2 0 0
2012 BOS P 11 11 6 2 0 0
2013 NYN P 7 7 1 4 0 0
2014 NYN P 34 9 3 8 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 158

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2007 Player of the Week Week of 2007-05-19

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2014 NYN NL $1,500,000
2012 BOS AL $10,333,333
2011 BOS AL $10,333,333
2010 BOS AL $8,333,333
2009 BOS AL $8,333,333
2008 BOS AL $8,333,333
2007 BOS AL $6,333,333
Total Career Earnings $53,499,998

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2008 Cy Young Award AL 4th 10.0 140 0
2007 Rookie of the Year AL 4th 12.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Daisuke Matsuzaka (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Robert Person
    51-42, 4.64 ERA
  2. 96
    John Maine
    41-36, 4.45 ERA
  3. 93
    Ricky Romero
    51-45, 4.16 ERA
  4. 92
    Hector Santiago
    48-51, 4.12 ERA
  5. 90
    James McDonald
    32-30, 4.20 ERA
  6. 89
    Tony Armas
    53-65, 4.65 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Daisuke Matsuzaka

What years did Daisuke Matsuzaka play?
Daisuke Matsuzaka played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2014.
Was Daisuke Matsuzaka a pitcher?
Yes. Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched in the major leagues, recording 56 wins and 720 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Daisuke Matsuzaka hit?
Daisuke Matsuzaka hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.