Johnny Antonelli vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka — Career Comparison

Johnny Antonelli
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Antonelli and Daisuke Matsuzaka are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 120 for Johnny Antonelli and 117 for Daisuke Matsuzaka, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 102 and 107 respectively. If forced to pick, Daisuke Matsuzaka gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Antonelli and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.7
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.8
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
1.21
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.5
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.57
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.64
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.5
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.39
53.39
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.09
71.09
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.46
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.34
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4.45
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5977
27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371
27
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1992.1
9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
790.1
9
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1870
8.45
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
8.21
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.84
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.97
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
3.1
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
4.41
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
5.25
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
8.2
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8424
38.05
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3444
39.22
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.88
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
4.62
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.2
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.6
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7699
34.78
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2974
33.87
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.05
38.05
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22

Fielding Stats for Johnny Antonelli and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
2.04
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.8
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
1.23
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.5
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4978
27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371
27
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1659.1
9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
790.1
9
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.54
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.85
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.85
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
2.36
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.42
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
2.25
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.39
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.17
95.17
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.098
1.098
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.95
59.95
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Antonelli and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
325
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
2106.67
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
744
600
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679
547.58
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
37
493.33
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
97.58
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
73.39
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.68
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.1
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.19
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.58
33.53
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1.38
18.44
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
148.39
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
119.35
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
45.16
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
47.58
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
80.65
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.7
26.37
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.79
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.97
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
141.13
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
28.23
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
12.1
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA