How Daisuke Matsuzaka's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players
Daisuke Matsuzaka posted a career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings of 8.2, well above the starting pitcher average of 5.11 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts Per 9 Innings season came in 2007, posting 8.84, well above the starting pitcher average of 6.38 that year. The lowest point came in 2011 at 6.27, near the starting pitcher average of 6.86 that year. The Strikeouts Per 9 Innings trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 8.08 in 2012 to 7.68 in 2013 and 8.42 in 2014. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. One of the more consistent Strikeouts Per 9 Innings producers of his era, the career line shows well-above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 8 seasons.
Daisuke Matsuzaka Lifetime Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
Stats similar to Strikeouts Per 9 Innings for Daisuke Matsuzaka
| Daisuke Matsuzaka Strikeouts Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 8.2 |
| Season Avg. | 8.2 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 8.2 |
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Daisuke Matsuzaka Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Per Season
Daisuke Matsuzaka's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings by Team
Daisuke Matsuzaka's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Daisuke Matsuzaka Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Daisuke Matsuzaka's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Daisuke Matsuzaka Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Daisuke Matsuzaka's seasonal Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Daisuke Matsuzaka's MLB career with Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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.