Yu Darvish

#11 - Starting Pitcher

San Diego Padres

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	8/16/1986 (36)
Height, Weight	6'5", 220 lb
Hometown	Osaka, JPN

2022 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	16-8	194.2	3.10	0.95	25.6%	4.8%	30.7%				94.9	12.5%	25.1%	38.9%	2.97	.270

	4^th 7 W	8^th 116 IP	40^th 4.18 ERA	8^th 1.28 WHIP	39^th 21.2% K%	21^st 7.5% BB%	24^th 27.9% CSW%				40^th 93.3 FB MPH	67^th 11.6% SwStr%	56^th 27.1% HC%	159^th 44.1% GB%	19^th 4.17 xERA	18^th .320 xwOBA

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2022 Projection

W	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%
11	165	3.80	1.12	30.2%	7.0%

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2018	CHC	8	8	40.0	1	3	4.95	1.23	4.86	3.87	1.43	8.1	27.2%	11.7%	.296	.249	6.9%	44.4%	77.8%	72.3%	11.4%	28.4%
2019	CHC	31	31	178.2	6	8	3.98	1.34	4.18	2.94	1.10	7.1	31.3%	7.7%	.268	.277	13.5%	50.0%	66.0%	77.7%	14.7%	32.3%
2020	CHC	12	12	76.0	8	3	2.01	3.15	2.23	2.86	0.96	7.0	31.3%	4.7%	.297	.313	21.6%	44.6%	9.1%	83.8%	16.0%	35.3%
2021	SD	30	30	166.1	8	11	4.22	3.67	3.91	3.75	1.09	7.5	29.2%	6.5%	.274	.264	21.9%	38.0%	16.1%	72.3%	13.0%	31.2%
2022	SD	30	30	194.2	16	8	3.10	2.95	3.31	3.61	0.95	6.9	25.6%	4.8%	.251	.245	25.1%	38.9%	10.6%	78.2%	12.5%	30.7%
SP MLB AVG		21	21	116.0	7	7	4.18	4.17	4.15	4.13	1.28	8.7	21.3%	7.5%	.291	.283	27.1%	43.9%	13.3%	73.2%	11.7%	27.9%
5 Years		111	111	655.2	39	33	3.61	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.06	7.2	28.8%	6.5%	.269	.265	20.6%	40.9%	19.2%	76.7%	13.5%	31.6%

Repertoire

Cutter | 36%
Four-Seamer | 26%
Slider | 18%
Sinker | 9%
Splitter | 7%
Curveball | 5%
Changeup | 0%
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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	88.8	5.3%	20.0%	61.5%	10.3%	25.6%	35.9%	66.7%	64.1%	0.0%	50.0%	.250	.393	.500	0.0%	.093	.227	20.0%	2,658
2019	86.7	12.2%	38.1%	53.9%	16.1%	17.6%	33.7%	71.2%	67.4%	46.9%	34.7%	.176	.256	.217	17.6%	.223	.298	26.2%	2,594
2020	87.2	42.6%	34.6%	53.0%	15.9%	20.0%	35.8%	71.1%	65.8%	49.4%	27.7%	.234	.295	.284	13.0%	.244	.302	23.5%	2,698
2021	86.5	34.9%	30.8%	55.2%	12.8%	21.1%	34.0%	71.3%	64.4%	43.4%	35.4%	.328	.419	.341	17.7%	.286	.365	30.2%	2,733
2022	86.5	35.6%	31.1%	58.6%	12.7%	23.7%	36.4%	72.0%	66.0%	40.7%	35.7%	.296	.355	.328	10.8%	.267	.340	26.3%	2,737
SP MLB AVG	88.0	19.8%	30.2%	45.7%	11.1%	14.6%	25.7%	64.3%	58.0%	41.8%	36.6%	.267	.350	.280	16.1%	.269	.358	28.5%	2,329

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.093	.227	.186	.207	20.0%	50.0%	50.0%	20.0%	92.6	76.9	30.3	0.4	0.8	-2.8	5.3	6.0	2,658
2019	.223	.298	.299	.383	26.2%	4.1%	36.7%	21.4%	90.9	87.5	12.5	0.5	0.0	-2.3	5.6	5.8	2,594
2020	.244	.302	.295	.357	23.5%	7.2%	38.1%	26.7%	86.2	84.2	9.1	2.3	1.1	-1.7	5.7	6.5	2,698
2021	.286	.365	.300	.386	30.2%	6.9%	39.8%	30.0%	88.0	88.9	12.1	2.4	1.2	-1.5	5.8	6.2	2,733
2022	.267	.340	.290	.357	26.3%	5.5%	42.9%	32.1%	87.9	87.0	15.6	2.4	0.7	-2.1	5.5	6.6	2,737
SP MLB AVG	.269	.358	.274	.396	28.5%	10.3%	38.1%	28.8%	87.5	86.9	14.7	1.7	4.5	-0.9	5.7	6.3	2,329

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	39	5	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	26	13	.250	.500	.393
2019	347	84	8	2	0	3	26	5	4	1	247	100	.176	.324	.256
2020	491	120	16	6	1	3	27	7	2	1	349	142	.234	.387	.295
2021	965	233	32	22	2	11	33	24	0	3	688	277	.328	.618	.419
2022	1,058	243	47	10	0	7	36	22	3	2	762	296	.296	.440	.355
SP MLB AVG	260	66	10	3	0	2	11	4	1	0	170	89	.267	.486	.350

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	25.6%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%
2019	46.9%	18.4%	34.7%	8.2%	17.6%	38.8%	36.7%	24.5%	23.3%	0.0%	36.7%	26.5%	20.4%	12.2%	28.6%
2020	49.4%	22.9%	27.7%	8.4%	13.0%	46.4%	29.8%	23.8%	18.1%	6.0%	32.5%	22.9%	27.7%	3.6%	34.9%
2021	43.4%	21.1%	35.4%	6.9%	17.7%	41.5%	35.2%	23.3%	19.1%	5.7%	27.4%	26.9%	25.7%	7.4%	36.6%
2022	40.7%	23.6%	35.7%	9.3%	10.8%	43.4%	31.3%	25.3%	18.4%	3.3%	27.5%	26.4%	30.2%	7.1%	36.3%
SP MLB AVG	41.8%	21.6%	36.6%	10.4%	16.1%	44.3%	32.7%	23.0%	18.8%	5.4%	30.1%	26.3%	22.5%	5.4%	36.7%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	20.0%	50.0%	50.0%	20.0%	.250	.393	.500	.500	.093	.227	.186	.207	92.6	76.9	30.3
2019	26.2%	4.1%	36.7%	21.4%	.176	.256	.217	.265	.223	.298	.299	.383	90.9	87.5	12.5
2020	23.5%	7.2%	38.1%	26.7%	.234	.295	.284	.310	.244	.302	.295	.357	86.2	84.2	9.1
2021	30.2%	6.9%	39.8%	30.0%	.328	.419	.341	.383	.286	.365	.300	.386	88.0	88.9	12.1
2022	26.3%	5.5%	42.9%	32.1%	.296	.355	.328	.354	.267	.340	.290	.357	87.9	87.0	15.6
SP MLB AVG	28.5%	10.3%	38.1%	28.8%	.267	.350	.280	.322	.269	.358	.274	.396	87.5	86.9	14.7

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	20.0%	61.5%	10.3%	25.6%	35.9%	66.7%	64.1%	25.0%	41.0%	75.0%	66.7%	76.9%	28.0%	22.2%	69.2%	69.2%
2019	38.1%	53.9%	16.1%	17.6%	33.7%	71.2%	67.4%	30.1%	53.6%	69.9%	49.2%	80.0%	23.4%	23.5%	65.9%	56.5%
2020	34.6%	53.0%	15.9%	20.0%	35.8%	71.1%	65.8%	31.1%	51.1%	68.9%	42.5%	81.3%	25.3%	23.6%	66.1%	55.4%
2021	30.8%	55.2%	12.8%	21.1%	34.0%	71.3%	64.4%	25.6%	50.2%	74.4%	47.4%	84.6%	24.1%	25.3%	65.8%	54.5%
2022	31.1%	58.6%	12.7%	23.7%	36.4%	72.0%	66.0%	26.2%	48.3%	73.8%	52.9%	81.3%	26.5%	26.3%	68.2%	57.5%
SP MLB AVG	30.2%	45.7%	11.1%	14.6%	25.7%	64.3%	58.0%	22.5%	49.6%	77.5%	61.4%	85.7%	18.4%	24.4%	62.9%	49.3%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	33.3%	25.6%	41.0%	20.5%	38.5%	41.0%	10.3%	53.8%	20.5%	64.1%	33.3%	23.1%	61.5%	4.0%	22.2%
2019	19.3%	25.9%	54.8%	16.7%	28.0%	55.3%	8.1%	38.3%	35.7%	59.1%	30.5%	29.4%	53.9%	12.7%	25.5%
2020	21.4%	28.7%	49.9%	22.2%	28.1%	49.7%	8.6%	33.4%	37.9%	60.3%	35.4%	25.1%	53.0%	12.5%	22.0%
2021	23.8%	30.6%	45.6%	21.6%	26.1%	52.3%	9.0%	31.4%	38.0%	60.6%	43.8%	17.6%	55.2%	15.0%	18.8%
2022	23.3%	29.5%	47.3%	23.2%	28.4%	48.5%	10.2%	31.2%	39.3%	64.8%	41.2%	15.1%	58.6%	15.6%	22.5%
SP MLB AVG	17.3%	22.6%	60.2%	30.0%	26.6%	43.4%	6.5%	33.5%	43.9%	63.0%	29.6%	24.2%	45.7%	17.3%	17.0%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	94.3	6.4%	14.8%	42.6%	0.0%	19.1%	19.1%	55.3%	51.1%	44.4%	33.3%	.222	.288	.222	0.0%	.204	.288	27.3%	2,572
2019	93.8	12.3%	20.3%	47.9%	13.5%	17.5%	30.9%	58.7%	54.7%	40.0%	40.0%	.222	.362	.237	27.8%	.256	.386	25.3%	2,501
2020	95.8	14.1%	24.4%	47.2%	19.0%	12.9%	31.9%	59.5%	55.8%	35.3%	47.1%	.171	.185	.353	0.0%	.127	.138	19.4%	2,577
2021	94.5	22.3%	22.9%	47.0%	15.4%	15.6%	31.0%	60.0%	56.9%	19.0%	61.9%	.162	.274	.200	20.5%	.157	.270	22.2%	2,518
2022	94.9	25.8%	26.9%	51.0%	10.4%	15.1%	25.6%	63.8%	60.2%	31.0%	46.0%	.159	.214	.198	13.5%	.190	.261	27.7%	2,419
SP MLB AVG	93.3	38.9%	26.3%	50.2%	9.3%	17.6%	26.9%	65.2%	59.4%	35.1%	41.5%	.267	.353	.295	13.8%	.263	.357	31.1%	2,250

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.204	.288	.204	.195	27.3%	0.0%	33.3%	27.3%	92.4	91.4	17.8	0.5	1.5	-2.6	5.5	6.3	2,572
2019	.256	.386	.303	.446	25.3%	8.9%	44.4%	25.3%	90.1	92.6	16.7	0.3	1.3	-2.3	5.6	6.4	2,501
2020	.127	.138	.262	.251	19.4%	0.0%	29.4%	13.9%	88.6	86.9	25.4	3.9	11.1	-1.6	5.6	6.6	2,577
2021	.157	.270	.185	.439	22.2%	14.3%	42.9%	21.4%	90.7	90.1	29.2	4.2	11.2	-1.4	5.7	6.3	2,518
2022	.190	.261	.236	.381	27.7%	14.2%	42.5%	26.1%	91.4	91.2	22.1	4.8	9.8	-2.0	5.3	6.7	2,419
SP MLB AVG	.263	.357	.286	.397	31.1%	10.0%	41.6%	29.1%	90.5	88.7	18.8	4.9	9.3	-0.7	5.8	6.4	2,250

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	47	11	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	26	21	.222	.222	.288
2019	349	79	7	2	0	5	20	14	0	1	205	144	.222	.492	.362
2020	163	36	5	0	1	0	18	1	0	1	97	66	.171	.229	.185
2021	617	126	6	3	2	8	54	6	3	3	370	247	.162	.427	.274
2022	766	184	17	4	0	7	64	6	1	1	489	277	.159	.301	.214
SP MLB AVG	627	155	22	7	1	6	31	15	1	0	417	210	.267	.466	.353

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	44.4%	22.2%	33.3%	11.1%	0.0%	22.2%	33.3%	44.4%	17.0%	0.0%	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%	0.0%	22.2%
2019	40.0%	20.0%	40.0%	8.9%	27.8%	44.4%	31.1%	24.4%	14.9%	6.7%