Daisuke Matsuzaka Notable

b. September 13, 1980 · Boston Red Sox 2007–2012, New York Mets 2013–2014

Daisuke Matsuzaka divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Boston Red Sox from 2007, then the New York Mets through 2014.

He went 56 and 43 with a 4.45 earned run average, pitching 790.3 innings in 158 games. He struck out 720. Across 158 games he batted .189, with 7 hits and 0 runs.

He was born in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan on September 13, 1980. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	1	2007

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2007	BOS	32	4	0	0	0	2	.000
2008	BOS	29	2	0	0	0	2	.000
2009	BOS	12	2	0	0	0	0	.000
2010	BOS	25	4	2	1	0	0	.500
2011	BOS	8	0	0	0	0	0	—
2012	BOS	11	2	0	0	0	1	.000
2013	NYM	7	12	3	1	0	5	.250
2014	NYM	34	11	2	1	1	6	.182
Career	—	158	37	7	3	1	16	.189

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2007	BOS	15	12	32	32	0	204.2	191	100	80	201	4.40
2008	BOS	18	3	29	29	0	167.2	128	54	94	154	2.90
2009	BOS	4	6	12	12	0	59.1	81	38	30	54	5.76
2010	BOS	9	6	25	25	0	153.2	137	80	74	133	4.69
2011	BOS	3	3	8	7	0	37.1	32	22	23	26	5.30
2012	BOS	1	7	11	11	0	45.2	58	42	20	41	8.28
2013	NYM	3	3	7	7	0	38.2	32	19	16	33	4.42
2014	NYM	3	3	34	9	1	83.1	62	36	50	78	3.89
Career	—	56	43	158	132	1	790.1	721	391	387	720	4.45

On this day & linked events

1980

Born September 13, 1980

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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