How Daisuke Matsuzaka's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players

Daisuke Matsuzaka totaled 790 career Inning Played, well below the league average of 2,171.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Inning Played season came in 2007, posting 204, well below the league average of 325.0 that year. The lowest point came in 2011 at 37, well below the league average of 323.7 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 45 in 2012 to 38 in 2013 and 83 in 2014, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 37 to 204 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Daisuke Matsuzaka Lifetime Inning Played

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Daisuke Matsuzaka Inning Played Per Season

Daisuke Matsuzaka's Inning Played 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 Inning Played per season line chart

Daisuke Matsuzaka Inning Played by Team

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

Daisuke Matsuzaka Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression

A running total of Daisuke Matsuzaka's career Inning Played, 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 Inning Played year-over-year waterfall chart

Daisuke Matsuzaka Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Daisuke Matsuzaka's seasonal Inning Played 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 Inning Played distribution box chart versus comparable players

Daisuke Matsuzaka Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Daisuke Matsuzaka's MLB career with Inning Played 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 Inning Played season-by-season breakdown table