Seth Lugo vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka — Career Comparison

Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Seth Lugo comes out ahead of Daisuke Matsuzaka in this starter comparison. Seth Lugo led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 107), and run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 117). Daisuke Matsuzaka held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 131 vs 102). The edge goes to Seth Lugo.

Pitching Stats for Seth Lugo and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.8
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.11
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.64
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.43
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.57
56.57
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.17
34.17
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.45
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
790.1
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
8.21
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.97
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
4.41
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
8.2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.34
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3444
39.22
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.6
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
4.62
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.2
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.6
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3740
33.9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2974
33.87
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22

Fielding Stats for Seth Lugo and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.8
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.11
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
790.1
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.89
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.85
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.6
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.42
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.58
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.39
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.17
34.17
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Lugo and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
158
2106.67
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
519.4
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
37
493.33
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
80.6
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1.38
18.44
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.81
16.2
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.79
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
179.1
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA