How Daisuke Matsuzaka's Walks Compares to Similar Players
Daisuke Matsuzaka totaled 387 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 2013, posting 16, well below the starting pitcher average of 33.8 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at 94, well above the starting pitcher average of 37.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 20 in 2012 to 16 in 2013 and 50 in 2014, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 16 to 94 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Daisuke Matsuzaka Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Walks for Daisuke Matsuzaka
| Daisuke Matsuzaka
Walks | Daisuke Matsuzaka
Intentional Walks | Daisuke Matsuzaka
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 387 | 9 | 4.41 |
| Season Avg. | 48.38 | 1.13 | 4.41 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 396.8 | 9.23 | 4.41 |
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Daisuke Matsuzaka Walks Per Season
Daisuke Matsuzaka's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, Asia, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Daisuke Matsuzaka Walks by Team
Daisuke Matsuzaka's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Daisuke Matsuzaka Cumulative Walks — Career Progression
A running total of Daisuke Matsuzaka's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Daisuke Matsuzaka Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Daisuke Matsuzaka's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Daisuke Matsuzaka Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Daisuke Matsuzaka's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
