Daisuke Matsuzaka vs. Drew Pomeranz — Career Comparison

Daisuke Matsuzaka
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Drew Pomeranz
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Daisuke Matsuzaka and Drew Pomeranz 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 117 for Daisuke Matsuzaka and 117 for Drew Pomeranz, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 107 and 108 respectively. If forced to pick, Drew Pomeranz gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Daisuke Matsuzaka and Drew Pomeranz

Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.8
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
3.43
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.5
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.43
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.64
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.5
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.59
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.62
41.62
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.45
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.82
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371
27
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2724
27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
790.1
9
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
8.21
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
8.17
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.97
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.14
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
4.41
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
3.81
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
8.2
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
9.32
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.34
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.28
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3444
39.22
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3871
38.37
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.41
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
4.62
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
4.13
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.2
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.28
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.6
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.85
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2974
33.87
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3408
33.78
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Daisuke Matsuzaka and Drew Pomeranz

Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.8
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
3.43
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.5
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.43
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371
27
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2724
27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
790.1
9
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.54
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.17
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.85
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.86
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.42
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.11
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.39
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.03
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.62
41.62
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Daisuke Matsuzaka and Drew Pomeranz

Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
2106.67
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
2076
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
600
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
37
493.33
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
534
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
72
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
48
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1.38
18.44
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
21.48
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
120
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
78
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
30
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
42
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.79
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-0.18
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
54
324
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.85
1.85
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Drew Pomeranz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
60
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Pomeranz
Career
Per 600 PA