Luis Garcia vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka — Career Comparison

Luis Garcia
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luis Garcia 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 115 for Luis Garcia and 117 for Daisuke Matsuzaka, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 111 and 107 respectively. If forced to pick, Daisuke Matsuzaka gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Luis Garcia and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.78
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.8
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.63
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.5
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.73
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.64
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.57
56.57
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.55
91.55
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.6
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.45
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1079
27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2371
27
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.2
9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790.1
9
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
7.48
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
8.21
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.2
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.97
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.83
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
4.41
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
9.28
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
8.2
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.35
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
36.73
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3444
39.22
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.78
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.62
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.2
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.6
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
33.36
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2974
33.87
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22

Fielding Stats for Luis Garcia and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.75
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.8
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.6
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.5
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1079
27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2371
27
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.2
9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790.1
9
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.43
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.54
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.85
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.42
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.93
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.39
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.5
92.5
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Garcia and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
7000
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
2106.67
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
493.33
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
18.44
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-61.07
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.79
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA