Darvish

PAge : 40Throws : R

#11

Yu Darvish

Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 100 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2012-04-09

Born in : Osaka, Japan

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2025	San Diego Padres	15	5	5	5.38	72.0	68	1.18
2024	San Diego Padres	16	7	3	3.31	81.2	78	1.07
2023	San Diego Padres	24	8	10	4.56	136.1	141	1.30
2022	San Diego Padres	30	16	8	3.10	194.2	197	0.95
2021	San Diego Padres	30	8	11	4.22	166.1	199	1.09
2020	Chicago Cubs	12	8	3	2.01	76.0	93	0.96
2019	Chicago Cubs	31	6	8	3.98	178.2	229	1.10
2018	Chicago Cubs	8	1	3	4.95	40.0	49	1.43
2017		31	10	12	3.86	186.2	209	1.16
2017	Los Angeles Dodgers	9	4	3	3.44	49.2	61	1.15
2017	Texas Rangers	22	6	9	4.01	137.0	148	1.17
2016	Texas Rangers	17	7	5	3.41	100.1	132	1.12
2014	Texas Rangers	22	10	7	3.06	144.1	182	1.26
2013	Texas Rangers	32	13	9	2.83	209.2	277	1.07
2012	Texas Rangers	29	16	9	3.90	191.1	221	1.28
Career totals		297	115	93	3.65	1778.0	2075	1.14

ContractSan Diego Padres payroll →

Type: Extension
Length: 6 yrs · 2023–2028
Total value: 93.0 M$
AAV: 18.00 M$

2026
1.00 M$
Not 40 man
2027
15.00 M$
Not 40 man
2028
15.00 M$
Not 40 man

Full no-trade clause

Advanced stats, 2025Starting pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

5.38

FIP

4.82

xFIP

4.15

ERA-

133

WHIP

1.18

23.0 %

BB%

6.4 %

Strikeouts

Innings

72.0

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2026 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.4

Strikeouts

2025 WAR

0.4

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↓ Slight decline (-8)

20224.2 WAR · 3.9 per full season
20232.4 WAR · 3.2 per full season
20241.1 WAR · 2.4 per full season
20250.4 WAR · 1.0 per full season

Outlook, age included

-38 · 38 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Very good

VEL: Velocity; 76
STF: Stuff; 80
CTL: Control; 82
CNT: Contact allowed; 83
STA: Stamina; 63
DUR: Durability; 69
EX: Experience; 92

Why these ratings?

VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
CTL — Control : Walks avoided
CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

0.4

#142 of 167 regular starters

PAL Rating

45 / 100

#92 of 167 regular starters

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention34

Stuff62

Command67

Contact allowed83

Velocity51

Workload3

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.82 · RA9-WAR: 0.0

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

93.9 mi/h

49th percentile

23.0 %

60th percentile

BB%

6.4 %

70th percentile

xERA

3.64

78th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.297

78th percentile

Barrels allowed

8.9 %

50th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2025	SD	0.4	45	81	93.9	23.0	6.4	3.64	.297
2024	SD	1.1	57	84	94.1	23.6	6.6	3.54	.296
2023	SD	2.4	72	89	94.7	24.6	7.5	3.82	.302
2022	SD	4.2	88	89	95.0	25.6	4.8	3.47	.293
2021	SD	2.8	85	87	94.5	29.2	6.5	3.27	.280

Game log, 2025

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 26	vs AZ	5.0	6	2	2	4	5.38
Sep 20	@ CWS	4.2	6	2	0	4	5.51
Sep 14	vs COL	5.0	4	3	0	5	5.63
Sep 8	vs CIN	5.2	6	3	0	7	5.65
Sep 2	vs BAL	4.0	6	3	2	6	5.75
Aug 27	@ SEA	4.0	4	4	1	3	5.66
Aug 22	vs LAD	6.0	1	1	1	5	5.36
Aug 17	@ LAD	4.0	3	4	2	5	5.97
Aug 11	@ SF	6.0	4	1	0	6	5.61
Aug 5	@ AZ	4.0	3	3	2	5	6.51