How Daisuke Matsuzaka's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Daisuke Matsuzaka posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .242, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 2014, posting .209, below the starting pitcher average of .255 that year. The highest point came in 2009 at .325, well above the starting pitcher average of .266 that year. The Opposing Batting Average trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .307 in 2012 to .227 in 2013 and .209 in 2014. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 8 seasons.
Daisuke Matsuzaka Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Daisuke Matsuzaka
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Opposing Batting Average | Daisuke Matsuzaka
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| Career | 0.242 | 0.293 |
| Season Avg. | 0.242 | 0.293 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.242 | 0.293 |
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Daisuke Matsuzaka Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Daisuke Matsuzaka's Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average by Team
Daisuke Matsuzaka's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Daisuke Matsuzaka Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Daisuke Matsuzaka's career Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Daisuke Matsuzaka's seasonal Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Daisuke Matsuzaka's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average 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.
