Kenta Maeda

#18 - Starting Pitcher

Minnesota Twins

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	4/11/1988 (35)
Height, Weight	6'1", 185 lb
Hometown	Osaka, JPN

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	0-4	16.0	9.00	1.63	19.2%	4.1%	29.0%

	166^th 2 W	172^nd 39 IP	186^th 4.81 ERA	159^th 1.37 WHIP	118^th 21.3% K%	13^th 8.4% BB%	73^rd 28.1% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	89.5	11.8%	39.7%	33.9%	5.10	5.42

	189^th 93.4 FB MPH	91^st 11.7% SwStr%	194^th 27.9% HC%	171^st 43.8% GB%	84^th 5.06 PLV	147^th 4.70 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2018	LAD	39	20	125.1	8	10	3.81	-	3.22	-	1.26	8.3	28.8%	8.1%	.323	-	-	0.93	-	72.5%	15.7%	31.9%	-
2019	LAD	37	26	153.2	10	8	4.04	-	3.96	-	1.07	6.7	27.1%	8.2%	.245	-	-	1.29	-	71.6%	15.9%	32.6%	-
2020	MIN	11	11	66.2	6	1	2.70	2.34	2.99	2.65	0.75	5.4	32.3%	4.0%	.208	15.9%	46.8%	1.21	19.6%	80.2%	18.4%	33.9%	5.10
2021	MIN	21	21	106.1	6	5	4.66	3.98	4.11	4.19	1.30	9.0	24.9%	7.1%	.318	23.8%	41.0%	1.35	14.3%	69.3%	14.6%	29.3%	4.90
2023	MIN	4	4	16.0	0	4	9.00	5.42	4.53	4.32	1.63	12.9	19.2%	4.1%	.377	39.7%	33.9%	1.69	15.0%	45.9%	11.8%	29.0%	5.10
SP MLB Percentile		12	12	11	0	10	6	26	54	60	19	8	40	93	7	3	14	28	43	1	51	62	55
SP MLB AVG		7	7	39.0	2	2	4.81	4.70	4.69	4.64	1.37	9.1	21.3%	8.4%	.299	27.9%	43.8%	-	14.9%	71.8%	11.7%	28.1%	5.06
5 Years		112	82	468.0	30	28	4.10	-	-	-	1.15	7.7	27.4%	7.2%	.285	14.7%	42.0%	1.21	35.4%	70.8%	15.7%	31.7%	4.98

Repertoire

Splitter | 31%
Slider | 31%
Four-Seamer | 23%
Sinker | 9%
Curveball | 5%
Changeup | 0%
All Pitches

2018 2019 2020 2021 2023 All

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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	84.1	22.1%	47.7%	23.7%	19.8%	6.6%	26.5%	62.3%	56.2%	52.8%	20.8%	.224	.245	.314	13.3%	.234	.248	25.5%	1,457
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	84.1	31.3%	31.1%	25.6%	7.3%	9.8%	17.1%	53.7%	48.8%	43.8%	31.3%	.211	.231	.250	0.0%	.265	.319	40.0%	1,513
SP MLB Percentile	19	81	24	29	5	76	10	48	52	29	71	33	43	52	62	29	33	19	57
SP MLB AVG	86.5	18.9%	35.9%	27.1%	16.7%	6.4%	23.2%	53.8%	48.8%	58.6%	19.9%	.195	.244	.285	18.6%	.216	.270	26.8%	1,435

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	.234	.248	.330	.360	25.5%	4.2%	37.5%	24.5%	88.2	86.2	6.0	7.6	1.2	-2.0	5.8	5.9	1,457
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	.265	.319	.298	.355	40.0%	6.3%	43.8%	35.0%	91.1	86.2	14.9	7.8	1.3	-2.1	5.7	6.1	1,513
SP MLB Percentile	29	33	38	29	19	24	29	24	19	67	19	38	19	19	52	24	57
SP MLB AVG	.216	.270	.293	.363	26.8%	3.6%	39.8%	25.4%	86.9	88.8	3.2	7.5	2.5	-1.7	5.7	6.4	1,435

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	393	110	17	4	1	2	36	1	1	0	245	148	.224	.336	.245
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	82	20	3	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	44	38	.211	.263	.231
SP MLB Percentile	38	33	43	19	10	38	19	43	14	38	43	48	33	38	43
SP MLB AVG	134	38	5	1	0	1	12	2	0	1	79	55	.195	.320	.244

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	52.8%	26.4%	20.8%	4.2%	13.3%	47.2%	37.5%	15.3%	17.6%	2.8%	43.1%	16.7%	25.0%	8.3%	40.3%
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	43.8%	25.0%	31.3%	12.5%	0.0%	37.5%	37.5%	25.0%	17.1%	6.3%	18.8%	31.3%	37.5%	0.0%	25.0%
SP MLB Percentile	29	33	71	81	62	10	71	71	57	67	10	86	14	62	67
SP MLB AVG	58.6%	21.5%	19.9%	3.7%	18.6%	52.2%	28.1%	19.7%	14.5%	3.8%	44.2%	13.9%	26.0%	8.5%	31.5%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	25.5%	4.2%	37.5%	24.5%	.224	.245	.314	.333	.234	.248	.330	.360	88.2	86.2	6.0
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	40.0%	6.3%	43.8%	35.0%	.211	.231	.250	.250	.265	.319	.298	.355	91.1	86.2	14.9
SP MLB Percentile	19	24	29	24	33	43	52	62	29	33	38	29	19	67	19
SP MLB AVG	26.8%	3.6%	39.8%	25.4%	.195	.244	.285	.312	.216	.270	.293	.363	86.9	88.8	3.2

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	47.7%	23.7%	19.8%	6.6%	26.5%	62.3%	56.2%	35.6%	55.7%	64.4%	49.0%	93.4%	11.2%	44.2%	64.3%	55.4%
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	31.1%	25.6%	7.3%	9.8%	17.1%	53.7%	48.8%	16.7%	43.9%	83.3%	73.7%	94.1%	9.3%	26.9%	38.9%	22.2%
SP MLB Percentile	24	29	5	76	10	48	52	0	33	0	5	19	43	24	19	5
SP MLB AVG	35.9%	27.1%	16.7%	6.4%	23.2%	53.8%	48.8%	37.3%	47.4%	62.7%	51.3%	81.3%	10.1%	32.7%	52.0%	41.7%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	52.9%	25.7%	21.4%	3.3%	12.2%	84.5%	2.0%	24.7%	49.6%	50.1%	8.4%	41.5%	23.7%	16.2%	22.1%
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	61.0%	26.8%	12.2%	2.4%	22.0%	75.6%	6.1%	23.2%	50.0%	52.4%	15.9%	31.7%	25.6%	20.9%	11.5%
SP MLB Percentile	62	71	24	5	81	48	81	38	48	57	5	19	29	76	14
SP MLB AVG	58.7%	22.8%	18.5%	12.8%	15.4%	71.8%	3.1%	23.0%	54.2%	48.3%	5.9%	45.8%	27.1%	14.5%	20.3%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	393	4.89	1,921	37.4%	22.9%	39.7%	-2.3%	-1.0	4.74	+3
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	82	5.25	431	45.1%	13.4%	41.5%	3.7%	1.5	2.94	+1
SP MLB Percentile	38	52	48	43	29	29	29	38	-	33
SP MLB AVG	134	5.12	703	46.4%	16.7%	36.9%	9.5%	0.7	-	+1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	84.1	3.1%	-	-	34.4%	9.4%	43.8%	68.8%	65.6%	-	-	.091	.097	.200	-	-	-	-	-
2019	83.7	12.1%	-	-	23.8%	13.6%	37.4%	70.1%	65.6%	-	-	.157	.242	.173	-	-	-	-	-
2020	83.1	41.1%	40.7%	50.9%	19.0%	15.8%	34.8%	74.1%	69.4%	34.3%	44.8%	.207	.280	.210	20.0%	.202	.283	15.6%	2,510
2021	82.1	36.7%	36.4%	48.1%	17.4%	15.5%	32.9%	68.8%	63.4%	35.1%	47.7%	.232	.327	.269	13.2%	.198	.297	17.9%	2,509
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	81.9	31.3%	51.1%	45.1%	22.0%	15.9%	37.8%	78.0%	64.6%	21.7%	43.5%	.367	.488	.400	30.0%	.276	.397	36.7%	2,570
SP MLB Percentile	24	75	96	64	88	63	91	98