How Daisuke Matsuzaka's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Daisuke Matsuzaka totaled 391 career Earned Runs, above the starting pitcher average of 332.0 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 2013, posting 19, well below the starting pitcher average of 47.5 that year. The highest point came in 2007 at 100, well above the starting pitcher average of 51.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 42 in 2012 to 19 in 2013 and 36 in 2014, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 19 to 100 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Daisuke Matsuzaka Lifetime Earned Runs

Stats similar to Earned Runs for Daisuke Matsuzaka
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Earned Runs
Career391
Season Avg.48.88
162 Game Avg.400.9
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Daisuke Matsuzaka Earned Runs Per Season

Daisuke Matsuzaka's Earned Runs 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 Earned Runs per season line chart

Daisuke Matsuzaka Earned Runs by Team

Daisuke Matsuzaka's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Daisuke Matsuzaka career Earned Runs by team bar chart

Daisuke Matsuzaka Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Daisuke Matsuzaka's career Earned Runs, 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 Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Daisuke Matsuzaka Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Daisuke Matsuzaka's seasonal Earned Runs 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 Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Daisuke Matsuzaka Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Daisuke Matsuzaka's MLB career with Earned Runs 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.
Daisuke Matsuzaka Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table