Daisuke Matsuzaka
| 29-year-old Pitcher |
| Boston Red Sox |
| Date of Birth: September 13, 1980 |
| Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 24 | Intl | Seibu | 28 | 14 | 13 | 215.0 | 852 | 172 | 13 | 63 | 55 | 49 | 226 | 2.30 | 1.02 | 2.64 | ||
| 2007 | 26 | MLB | Boston | 32 | 15 | 12 | 204.2 | 874 | 191 | 42 | 3 | 25 | 100 | 100 | 80 | 201 | 4.40 | 1.32 | 4.40 |
| 2008 | 27 | AAA | Pawtucket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3.60 | 0.80 | 3.60 |
| 2008 | 27 | MLB | Boston | 29 | 18 | 3 | 167.2 | 716 | 128 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 58 | 54 | 94 | 154 | 2.90 | 1.32 | 3.11 |
| 2009 | 28 | AAA | Pawtucket | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 | 67 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2.25 | 1.18 | 2.25 |
| 2009 | 28 | MLB | Boston | 12 | 4 | 6 | 59.1 | 283 | 81 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 54 | 5.76 | 1.87 | 5.76 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 24 | Intl | Seibu | 5.8% | 26.5% | .0 | 2.57 | |||
| 2007 | 26 | MLB | Boston | 9.2% | 23.0% | .302 | 40% | 7% | 4.30 | 4.52 |
| 2008 | 27 | AAA | Pawtucket | 5.3% | 26.3% | .231 | 69% | 0% | 1.94 | 1.31 |
| 2008 | 27 | MLB | Boston | 13.1% | 21.5% | .262 | 39% | 4% | 4.07 | 3.62 |
| 2009 | 28 | AAA | Pawtucket | 9.0% | 25.4% | .268 | 51% | 9% | 3.97 | 3.98 |
| 2009 | 28 | MLB | Boston | 10.6% | 19.1% | .384 | 36% | 8% | 5.14 | 7.59 |
Extended Statistics
2009: Boston | 2009: Pawtucket | 2009: GCL Red Sox
| Split Statistics with Boston in 2009 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| October | 6.0 | 26 | 11.5% | 26.9% | .313 | 33% | 3.00 |
| April | 6.1 | 38 | 13.2% | 13.2% | .478 | 35% | 12.80 |
| May | 10.0 | 48 | 10.4% | 20.8% | .419 | 34% | 6.30 |
| June | 18.2 | 91 | 8.8% | 20.9% | .450 | 28% | 7.71 |
| September | 18.1 | 80 | 11.3% | 16.3% | .273 | 48% | 1.96 |
| AWAY | 27.1 | 133 | 11.3% | 17.3% | .416 | 39% | 5.60 |
| HOME | 32.0 | 150 | 10.0% | 20.7% | .354 | 33% | 5.91 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| October 2 | MLB | vs. Cleveland | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| September 26 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Player Notes
September 2009
MVN: Fire Brand of the American League: Matsuzaka displeased with breaking ball command after rehab startJune 2009
LoHud Yankees Blog: Matsuzaka to the disabled listThe Red Sox today placed Daisuke Matsuzaka on the disabled list and Terry Francona said it will be for more th...
MLB.com: Matsuzaka lands on disabled list
MVN: Fire Brand of the American League: ATL 8, BOS 2: Demoted?
Matsuzaka's first pitch to Nate McLouth only foreshadowed things to come.
June 2008
Sox Prospects: Timlin to DL, Matsuzaka returnsSox Prospects: Matsuzaka makes rehab start for Pawtucket
6/17 Cup of Coffee: Daisuke Matsuzaka made a rehab start last night in Pawtucket's 9-6 win over to Lehigh Val...