Daisuke Matsuzaka

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 205lb (183cm, 92kg)

Born: September 13, 1980 in Tokyo, Japan jp

High School: Yokohama (Yokohama, Japan)

Debut: April 5, 2007 (Age 26-204d, 19,048th in major league history)
vs. KCR 7.0 IP, 6 H, 10 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: September 25, 2014 (Age 34-012d)
vs. WSN 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2007 season

Agents: ISE Baseball • Previously: Scott Boras

Full Name: Daisuke Matsuzaka

Nicknames: Dice-K

Pronunciation: \DICE-kay maht-soo-ZAH-kah\

Twitter: @matsu_dice

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2007 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.4

ERA

4.45

158

132

790.1

720

WHIP

1.402

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Team Record in Appearances: 14-20 / in Starts: 5-4

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 22, Entered with runners on base: 7

2014 Pitching Game Log

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2014 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	125	17	Apr 19	NYM		ATL	L,5-7	8-8		99	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	9.00	4.13	6	18	12	6	0	3	1	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.38	-0.048	.42	-0.03%	-0.59	8t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d3
2	126	18	Apr 20	NYM		ATL	W,4-3	11-13		0	3.0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	2.25	1.63	10	44	26	7	7	1	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.07	0.358	2.19	0.23%	1.25	11t --- 0 out tie	13t 3 out tie
3	127	21	Apr 23	NYM		STL	W,3-2	7-7	H(1)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.08	1.29	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.44	0.039	1.36	0.02%	0.29	7t -2- 2 out a2	7t 3 out a2
4	128	22	Apr 24	NYM		STL	W,4-1	9-GF	S(1)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.69	1.26	3	15	9	3	1	0	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.026	.35	0.02%	0.42	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
5	129	24	Apr 26	NYM		MIA	L,6-7	8-9		1	1.1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1.35	1.93	6	26	13	6	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.24	0.142	3.71	0.10%	0.50	8t --- 2 out tie	9t 3 out tie
6	130	26	Apr 29	NYM	@	PHI	W,6-1	8-8		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.17	2.22	4	22	12	4	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.012	.26	0.01%	0.45	8b --- 0 out a5	8b 3 out a5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	131	29	May 3	NYM	@	COL	L,10-11	5-7		3	2.2	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	1.74	2.36	12	40	24	7	4	4	5	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	1	0	1	1	1.49	-0.062	1.54	-0.04%	0.30	5b --- 1 out d2	7b 3 out d1
8	132	31	May 5	NYM	@	MIA	L,3-4	8-8	BS(1)	1	0.0	2	3	2	2	0	0	0	3.48	2.94	5	29	14	3	2	0	3	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	3.06	-0.786	3.71	-0.57%	-4.46	8b --- 0 out a3	8b -23 0 out tie
9	133	34	May 9	NYM		PHI	L,2-3	5-6		3	1.1	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	3.09	3.22	7	34	17	9	3	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.38	0.069	1.39	0.04%	0.61	5t 1-- 2 out d1	6t 3 out d1
10	134	36	May 11	NYM		PHI	W,5-4	7-8		1	2.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	2.63	3.57	8	34	17	5	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.46	0.047	.40	0.02%	0.83	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
11	135	38	May 13	NYM	@	NYY	W,12-7	5-8	W(1-0)	1	3.2	1	1	1	2	4	1	0	2.60	4.11	13	56	31	16	1	2	5	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	.30	0.056	.27	0.03%	1.26	5b 12- 1 out a6	8b 3 out a5
12	136	43	May 18	NYM	@	WSN	L,3-6	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2.45	4.11	5	26	17	2	2	1	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	-0.026	.31	-0.02%	-0.54	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 3
13	137	44	May 20	NYM		LAD	L,4-9	7-8		1	1.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2.25	4.33	7	24	11	1	3	3	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.029	.28	0.02%	0.44	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 12- 2 out d2
14	138	46	May 22	NYM		LAD	W,5-3	8-8	H(2)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.14	4.18	3	9	7	2	1	0	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.24	0.109	1.59	0.05%	0.42	8t --- 0 out a1	8t 3 out a1
15	139	49	May 25(2)	NYM		ARI	W,4-2	GS-6	W(2-0)	2	6.0	3	2	2	1	6	0	1	2.33	3.72	24	98	67	14	9	8	9	3	2	0	63			1	0	0	22	0	1	0	0	0	1	.98	0.055	.64	0.02%	0.49	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
16	140	54	May 30	NYM	@	PHI	L,5-6	4-5		4	1.1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	2.54	3.84	7	29	16	7	2	2	2	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.83	-0.058	1.79	-0.03%	-0.09	4b 1-3 2 out d1	5b 3 out tie
17	141	55	May 31	NYM	@	PHI	W,5-4	7-8	H(3)	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.45	3.75	5	22	17	4	3	3	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	2.25	0.046	2.05	0.03%	0.20	7b --- 2 out a1	8b --3 2 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	142	59	Jun 4	NYM	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-5		3	4.1	4	4	4	5	2	0	0	3.21	3.99	20	88	47	15	6	4	9	5	1	0	36			0	1	0	15	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.16	-0.034	1.08	-0.02%	-0.60	1b start a 3	5b 12- 1 out a2
19	143	64	Jun 10	NYM		MIL	W,6-2	GS-6	W(3-0)	5	6.0	3	1	1	3	5	0	1	2.95	3.91	24	100	64	16	10	7	8	4	1	0	64			1	0	0	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.13	0.225	.74	0.09%	1.49	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
20	144	69	Jun 15	NYM		SDP	W,3-1	GS-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.88	4.04	4	17	7	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	51			0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.044	.47	0.01%	0.42	1t start tie	1t 3 out tie
21	145	71	Jun 17	NYM	@	STL	L,2-5	7-7		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.81	3.92	4	18	13	3	2	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.005	.11	0.00%	0.44	7b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d4
22	146	74	Jun 20	NYM	@	MIA	L,2-3	GS-6	L(3-1)	2	5.1	6	1	1	1	4	0	0	2.68	3.73	23	85	53	20	4	8	10	4	1	0	55			0	0	0	22	2	1	1	0	0	0	.88	0.036	.67	0.02%	0.53	1b start tie	6b 1-3 1 out d1
23	147	79	Jun 26	NYM	@	PIT	L,2-5	GS-6	L(3-2)	5	6.0	5	5	5	4	4	1	1	3.23	4.04	26	96	55	15	5	7	10	4	2	0	42			1	1	1	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.01	-0.295	.71	-0.12%	-2.38	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	148	84	Jul 1	NYM	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS-5	L(3-3)	4	5.0	7	5	5	3	5	0	1	3.72	3.99	25	98	56	19	10	11	5	2	0	0	35			3	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.375	.53	-0.11%	-2.84	1b start tie	5b 3 out d1
25	149	89	Jul 7	NYM		ATL	W,4-3	GS-7		5	7.0	6	0	0	2	3	0	0	3.32	3.90	28	100	63	16	7	8	15	7	1	0	66			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	0.367	.36	0.07%	2.91	1t start tie	7t 3 out a2
26	150	94	Jul 12	NYM		MIA	W,5-4	GS-6		4	6.0	4	4	4	4	10	1	0	3.55	3.91	27	120	77	20	15	5	8	4	2	0	54			0	0	0	22	3	0	1	0	0	1	1.09	-0.320	.52	-0.09%	-1.51	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
27	151	99	Jul 21	NYM	@	SEA	L,2-5	7-GF(8)		8	1.1	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	3.61	3.84	6	26	18	7	2	1	3	2	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	.12	-0.004	.05	0.00%	-0.26	7b -2- 2 out d3	8b end d 4
28	152	102	Jul 24	NYM	@	MIL	L,1-9	6-7		2	2.0	3	3	3	0	2	2	0	3.87	4.11	9	26	15	4	3	3	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.009	.01	0.00%	-2.09	6b --- 0 out d6	7b 3 out d8
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	153	134	Aug 28	NYM		ATL	L,1-6	9-9		34	0.2	4	3	3	0	0	1	0	4.20	4.28	6	20	14	6	1	2	4	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.22	-0.056	.01	0.00%	-2.78	9t --- 0 out d2	9t 1-- 2 out d5
30	154	136	Aug 30	NYM		PHI	L,2-7	8-GF		1	2.0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	4.21	4.27	8	39	24	7	4	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	1	0	.09	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.17	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 5
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
31	155	147	Sep 11	NYM		WSN	L,2-6	4-6		11	3.0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	4.05	4.32	12	44	26	8	2	4	4	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	.11	0.020	.01	0.00%	1.61	4t 1-- 0 out d6	6t 3 out d5
32	156	156	Sep 21	NYM	@	ATL	W,10-2	8-8		9	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.00	4.28	3	11	6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.43	8b --- 0 out a5	8b 3 out a5
33	157	157	Sep 23	NYM	@	WSN	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.98	4.25	1	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.38	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.34	8b --3 2 out d2	8b end d 2
34	158	159	Sep 25(2)	NYM	@	WSN	L,0-3	6-7		1	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.89	4.21	7	24	15	3	4	1	3	0	2	0		0	0	1	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.92	6b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
							14-20		W-L:3-3,Sv:1,BSv:1,Hld:3	2.6	83.1	62	38	36	50	78	6	6	3.89	4.21	359	1446	60%	18%	9%	0.79		22%	8%	0	52	9	0%	12	2	2	297	19	4	5	7	2	5	.96	-0.341	.72	-0.29%	-1.77

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