How Daisuke Matsuzaka's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Daisuke Matsuzaka totaled 125 career Total Chances, well below the league average of 1,110.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Total Chances season came in 2008, posting 36, well below the league average of 153.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2011 at 2, well below the league average of 151.7 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 8 in 2012 to 5 in 2013 and 11 in 2014, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 2 to 36 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Daisuke Matsuzaka Lifetime Total Chances

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Daisuke Matsuzaka Total Chances Per Season

Daisuke Matsuzaka's Total Chances 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 Total Chances per season line chart

Daisuke Matsuzaka Total Chances by Team

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

Daisuke Matsuzaka Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

A running total of Daisuke Matsuzaka's career Total Chances, 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 Total Chances year-over-year waterfall chart

Daisuke Matsuzaka Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Daisuke Matsuzaka's seasonal Total Chances 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 Total Chances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Daisuke Matsuzaka Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Daisuke Matsuzaka's MLB career with Total Chances 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 Total Chances season-by-season breakdown table