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Yuki

Matsui

PAge : 30Throws : L

#1

Yuki Matsui

#1PSan Diego Padres

Height : 5' 8" · Weight : 75 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2024-03-20

Born in : Yokohama, Japan

MLB record

YearTeamPJVDMPMMJRBWHIP
2026San Diego Padres54511.8364.0681.14
2025San Diego Padres61313.9863.1611.36
2024San Diego Padres64423.7362.2691.16
Career totals1791243.17190.01981.22

ContractSan Diego Padres payroll →

Type
Free Agent
Length
5 yrs · 2024–2027
Total value
28.0 M$
AAV
5.60 M$

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

1.83

FIP

4.18

xFIP

4.62

ERA-

45

WHIP

1.14

K%

26.2 %

BB%

13.8 %

Strikeouts

68

Innings

64.0

Wins

5

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.4

Strikeouts

66

2026 WAR

0.4

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

Trend

→ Stable (+5)

  • 20240.4 WAR · 0.4 per full season
  • 2025-0.3 WAR · -0.3 per full season
  • 20260.4 WAR · 0.4 per full season

Outlook, age included

+5 · 30 y.o. · prime years

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

Player ratings, 2026All 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

71

Established regular

VEL
Velocity
60
STF
Stuff
76
CTL
Control
54
CNT
Contact allowed
82
STA
Stamina
—
DUR
Durability
84
EX
Experience
47
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, 2026How 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).

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention72
Stuff58
Command5
Contact allowed84
Velocity11

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.18 · RA9-WAR: 2.0

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

92.0 mi/h

12th percentile

K%

26.2 %

72th percentile

BB%

13.8 %

7th percentile

xERA

3.03

85th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.270

85th percentile

Barrels allowed

7.1 %

44th percentile

Season by season
SeasonTeamWARPALOVFastballK%BB%xERAxwOBA allowed
2026SD0.4557192.026.213.83.03.270
2025SD-0.3186692.122.412.14.07.313
2024SD0.4597792.226.810.52.94.271

Game log, 2026

DateOpponentIPHERBBSOERA
Sep 26vs AZ0.100011.83
Sep 24@ LAD1.010011.84
Sep 23@ LAD1.010101.87
Sep 19vs MIA0.210101.90
Sep 17@ COL1.000021.92
Sep 16@ COL1.000211.95
Sep 13@ SF1.010011.98
Sep 11@ SF1.000002.02
Sep 9vs WSH1.000002.05
Sep 8vs WSH0.221012.09

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