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Daisuke Matsuzaka
Boston Red Sox [ Team Audit ] [ Depth Chart ]
Pitcher
Throws R
Age 27
6'
190 lbs.

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Historical Stats | 2008 Forecast | Diagnostics | Seven-Year Forecast | Most Comparable Pitchers

Historical Stats

-- Equivalents --
Year Tm Lg W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP Stuff WHIP ERA PERA ERA H9 BB9 K9 HR9 VORP WXRL WARP
2005 SEI JP 14 13 0 28 28 215.0 172 49 226 13 .275 27 1.03 2.30 3.41 3.33 7.5 2.7 7.6 0.7 51.1 9.1
2006 SEI JP 17 5 0 25 25 186.3 138 34 200 13 .265 27 0.92 2.13 3.61 3.59 7.6 2.3 7.8 0.9 39.2 7.1
2007 BOS MJ 15 12 0 32 32 204.7 191 80 201 25 39% .302 25 1.32 4.40 4.54 4.19 8.7 3.2 8.3 1.1 37.0 5.1 6.8


EQA Distribution

Seven-Year WARP

2008 Forecast

(projection generated 3/17/08 12:02 PM)
-- Equivalents --
Percentile W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP Stuff WHIP ERA PERA ERA H9 BB9 K9 HR9 VORP WXRL WARP
90o 16 7 0 32 32 216.0 182 66 205 19 42% .277 31 1.15 2.98 2.98 2.93 7.1 2.5 7.9 0.8 68.6 8.5 8.3
75o 14 8 0 30 30 199.7 179 65 185 20 42% .285 28 1.22 3.45 3.36 3.37 7.5 2.7 7.6 0.9 52.5 6.8 6.8
60o 13 8 0 29 29 187.7 175 64 170 20 42% .291 25 1.27 3.80 3.64 3.71 7.9 2.8 7.5 0.9 41.4 5.6 5.7
50o 11 8 0 28 28 174.3 170 63 154 20 42% .298 22 1.34 4.22 3.98 4.11 8.2 3.0 7.3 1.0 30.0 4.3 4.5
40o 10 9 0 27 27 165.7 166 62 144 20 42% .302 20 1.37 4.48 4.19 4.35 8.5 3.1 7.2 1.0 23.5 3.6 3.8
25o 9 9 0 25 25 152.7 160 60 129 19 42% .308 17 1.44 4.90 4.53 4.75 8.8 3.2 7.0 1.1 14.2 2.6 2.8
10o 7 9 0 23 23 134.7 149 56 109 19 42% .317 12 1.53 5.50 5.01 5.32 9.4 3.4 6.7 1.2 3.1 1.4 1.6
Weighted Mean 13 9 0 30 30 190.3 181 67 170 21 42% .294 24 1.30 4.00 3.80 3.90 8.0 2.9 7.4 1.0 34.6 5.2 5.1

Diagnostics

Breakout Rate Improve Rate Collapse Rate Attrition Rate Beta

12%

43%

24%

11%

1.09

Seven-Year Forecast

-- Equivalents --
Year W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP Stuff WHIP ERA PERA ERA H9 BB9 K9 HR9 VORP WXRL WARP
2008 (age 27) 13 9 0 30 30 190.3 181 67 170 21 42% .294 24 1.30 4.00 3.80 3.90 8.0 2.9 7.4 1.0 34.6 5.2 5.1
2009 (age 28) 11 8 0 28 28 175.7 171 62 154 20 42% .298 21 1.32 4.18 3.93 4.07 8.2 2.9 7.2 1.0 27.3 4.4 4.2
2010 (age 29) 11 9 1 37 25 169.7 168 57 149 18 42% .302 17 1.33 4.26 3.93 4.16 8.3 2.8 7.2 0.9 23.9 3.9 3.9
2011 (age 30) 9 7 1 32 20 139.7 136 48 116 16 42% .292 14 1.32 4.16 3.91 4.06 8.2 2.8 6.9 1.0 20.9 3.4 3.3
2012 (age 31) 10 8 1 38 22 159.3 158 54 128 17 43% .296 12 1.33 4.20 3.95 4.10 8.4 2.8 6.6 0.9 19.6 3.7 3.1
2013 (age 32) 10 8 1 47 18 151.0 149 50 119 17 41% .292 9 1.32 4.10 3.96 3.99 8.3 2.7 6.5 1.0 18.8 3.5 2.9
2014 (age 33) 3 2 0 14 5 42.0 42 14 34 5 42% .295 9 1.32 4.10 3.96 3.99 8.5 2.6 6.6 1.0 14.8 1.0 2.3

Platoon

Platoon AVG OBP SLG
vs LHB .240 .338 .405
vs RHB .239 .309 .370
Split +.001 +.030 +.036
LgAvg +.009 +.034 +.039

Valuation

Year WARP MORP Mean VORP Upside
2008 5.1 $13,250,000 35.1 42.0
2009 4.2 $11,100,000 27.9 33.8
2010 3.9 $10,525,000 24.4 31.2
2011 3.3 $9,350,000 21.3 26.3
2012 3.1 $9,400,000 19.9 22.4
2013 2.9 $9,450,000 19.1 21.9
2014 2.3 $7,600,000 15.0 16.1
Peak 22.6 $51,375,000 128.5 177.7


Stars & Scrubs Chart

Career Path Analysis


Seven-Year Performance
Year 75% 50% 25% Weighted Mean
2008 3.37 4.11 4.75 3.90
2009 3.48 4.16 4.80 4.07
2010 3.56 4.22 5.50 4.16
2011 3.48 4.27 5.85 4.06
2012 3.66 4.45 5.24 4.10
2013 3.34 4.29 5.03 3.99
2014 3.48 4.36 5.01 3.99


Seven-Year Attrition
Year Attrition Rate Drop Rate Breakout
2008 11% 0% 12%
2009 21% 4% 10%
2010 34% 4% 6%
2011 46% 11% 7%
2012 46% 20% 8%
2013 50% 32% 6%
2014 61% 31% 9%

Most Comparable Pitchers

Similarity Index

63

Rank Pitcher Year Score Trend Rank Pitcher Year Score Trend
1 David Cone 1990 84 11 Joe Coleman 1974 57
2 Pete Harnisch 1994 70 12 Buzz Capra 1975 54
3 Bob Welch 1984 62 13 Juan Marichal 1965 54
4 Jim Bunning 1959 61 14 Andy Messersmith 1973 53
5 Dennis Leonard 1979 61 15 John Montefusco 1978 52
6 Luis Tiant 1968 60 16 Carl Erskine 1954 52
7 John Smoltz 1995 60 17 Floyd Bannister 1983 52
8 Don Sutton 1973 60 18 Melido Perez 1993 52
9 Tom Sturdivant 1958 60 19 Wade Miller 2004 49
10 Dave Stieb 1985 57 20 Don Wilson 1972 49

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