Yusei Kikuchi vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka — Career Comparison

Yusei Kikuchi
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Daisuke Matsuzaka a clear advantage over Yusei Kikuchi across the core pitching metrics. Daisuke Matsuzaka led in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 83), strikeout rate (K%+ 131 vs 106), and run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 95). Yusei Kikuchi held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 73). Daisuke Matsuzaka was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Yusei Kikuchi and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.81
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.8
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.7
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.5
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.44
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.64
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.53
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.28
45.28
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.97
93.97
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
4.46
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4.45
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2964
27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371
27
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
790.1
9
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
8.98
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
8.21
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.5
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.97
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
3.24
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
4.41
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
9.21
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
8.2
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.33
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.26
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4243
38.65
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3444
39.22
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
4.87
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.62
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.2
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.18
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.76
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.6
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3830
34.89
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2974
33.87
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22

Fielding Stats for Yusei Kikuchi and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.81
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.8
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.7
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.5
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2964
27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371
27
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
790.1
9
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.54
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.68
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.85
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.08
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.42
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.04
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.39
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
95.8
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.97
93.97
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Yusei Kikuchi and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
29850
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
158
2106.67
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
493.33
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
18.44
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-45.12
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.79
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yusei Kikuchi
Career
Per 600 PA
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA