Tom Glavine vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka — Career Comparison

Tom Glavine
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Daisuke Matsuzaka a clear advantage over Tom Glavine across the core pitching metrics. Daisuke Matsuzaka led in strikeout rate (K%+ 131 vs 69), home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 105), and run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 99). Tom Glavine held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 73). Daisuke Matsuzaka was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tom Glavine and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.8
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
0.62
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.64
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.41
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.04
60.04
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.57
56.57
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.11
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
3.54
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4.45
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
790.1
9
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4298
8.76
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
8.21
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.73
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.97
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1500
3.06
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
4.41
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.3
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2607
5.32
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
8.2
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.13
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18604
37.94
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3444
39.22
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1900
3.87
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
4.62
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.46
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.2
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.23
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
0.86
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.6
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16697
34.05
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2974
33.87
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22

Fielding Stats for Tom Glavine and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.8
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
790.1
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
0.53
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.54
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
1.75
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.85
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.05
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
2.33
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.42
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
2.28
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.39
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Glavine and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
258.6
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
2106.67
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
600
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1323
482.55
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
493.33
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
89.73
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
79.51
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.12
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.21
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.16
24.86
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1.38
18.44
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
101.4
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
127.29
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
33.92
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
32.83
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
66.38
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
28.16
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.79
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
36.84
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
120
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
78.78
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.11
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA