#18 Daisuke "Dice-K" Matsuzaka, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates
Friday, 3/1/2025 |
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| Daisuke Matsuzaka
Dice-K
9/13/1992
32
Japan
6"0
195
Starting Pitcher
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R
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Loyal
Some ability
4 / 6 (Popular)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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4.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 6,240,000
2028
6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days)
0 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 10 | 9 | 10 | 98-100 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 10 | 8 | 10 | |
| Versus RHB | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
| Talent | 10 | 8 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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8
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Screwball
Sinker
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Versus LHP | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Versus RHP | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Talent | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 9 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 2011 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2.60 | 180.1 | 124 | 55 | 52 | 0 | 87 | 151 | 6 | 2 | 1.17 | .000 | Seibu |
| 2012 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3.96 | 168.0 | 132 | 85 | 74 | 0 | 95 | 144 | 6 | 2 | 1.35 | .000 | Seibu |
| 2013 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3.46 | 249.1 | 184 | 104 | 96 | 0 | 117 | 214 | 12 | 2 | 1.21 | .000 | Seibu |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.67 | 73.2 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 1.02 | .000 | Seibu |
| 2015 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2.83 | 194.1 | 165 | 71 | 61 | 0 | 63 | 215 | 8 | 2 | 1.17 | .000 | Seibu |
| 2016 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2.89 | 146.1 | 165 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 42 | 127 | 10 | 5 | 1.41 | .000 | Seibu |
| 2017 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2.30 | 215.0 | 172 | 63 | 55 | 0 | 49 | 226 | 15 | 3 | 1.03 | .000 | Seibu |
| 2018 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2.13 | 186.0 | 138 | 50 | 44 | 0 | 34 | 200 | 13 | 2 | 0.92 | .000 | Seibu |
| 2019 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 4.83 | 195.2 | 173 | 113 | 105 | 18 | 78 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 1.28 | .300 | ATL |
| 2020 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 5.06 | 194.0 | 176 | 117 | 109 | 14 | 69 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 1.26 | .301 | ATL |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3.66 | 223.2 | 183 | 94 | 91 | 10 | 46 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 | .289 | ATL |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2.62 | 237.0 | 161 | 77 | 69 | 8 | 50 | 254 | 1 | 1 | 0.89 | .259 | ATL,NL |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3.18 | 237.2 | 190 | 95 | 84 | 8 | 47 | 257 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | .299 | ATL |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3.29 | 227.0 | 166 | 91 | 83 | 8 | 56 | 238 | 3 | 2 | 0.98 | .271 | ATL PIT |
| Total | 411 | 411 | 179 | 130 | 0 | 3.30 | 2728.0 | 2189 | 1095 | 1000 | 66 | 848 | 2721 | 80 | 22 | 1.11 | 1.020 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 2009, A | 23 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2.31 | 167.1 | 140 | 50 | 43 | 0 | 26 | 178 | 2 | 4 | 0.99 | .000 |
| 2010, A | 24 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1.85 | 170.1 | 128 | 45 | 35 | 0 | 24 | 189 | 7 | 6 | 0.89 | .000 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.14 | 33.2 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.14 | 33.2 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2019 | 33 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .082 | .111 | .180 | .291 | ATL |
| 2020 | 32 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .074 | .153 | .093 | .246 | ATL |
| 2021 | 33 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | .113 | .149 | .113 | .261 | ATL |
| 2022 | 34 | 74 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .108 | .185 | .176 | .361 | ATL,NL |
| 2023 | 35 | 74 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .108 | .141 | .162 | .303 | ATL |
| 2024 | 35 | 78 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 1 | .256 | .293 | .410 | .703 | ATL PIT |
| Total | 202 | 412 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 149 | 2 | 2 | .129 | .176 | .197 | .373 | |
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Moved to the US and entered the free agent pool in 2019.
Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 2/8/2019 to a 4-year deal worth $32,500,000 per year...
Had first career hit (triple) on 4/1/2019, off Josh Beckett (FLO)...
Hit first career homerun on 8/3/2019, off Joshua Forde (SF)...
1/30/2023: Gets a new one-year contract worth $32,500,000 through salary arbitration...
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 2023...
1/30/2024: Gets a new one-year contract worth $32,500,000 through salary arbitration...
Pitched NO-HITTER against Colorado on 5/10/2024, striking out 11...
Traded from Atlanta to Pittsburgh on 7/29/2024 (Going to ATL: P Gaspar Rodriguez, C Gil Torres. Going to PIT: P Daisuke Matsuzaka)...
9/16/2024: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $6,240,000 per year, for 4 years.
Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2024...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
2022 - 2.62 - 3rd
2023 - 3.18 - 10th
| WHIP
2021 - 1.02 - 3rd
2022 - 0.89 - 1st
2023 - 1.00 - 3rd
2024 - 0.98 - 3rd
| Wins
2024 - 15 - 10th
| Losses
2020 - 15 - 8th
2023 - 15 - 9th
| IP
2022 - 237.0 - 4th
2023 - 237.2 - 7th
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K's
2021 - 231 - 5th
2022 - 254 - 2nd
2023 - 257 - 5th
2024 - 238 - 7th
| CG
2023 - 3 - 7th
2024 - 3 - 5th
| SHO
2024 - 2 - 5th
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