San Diego Padres
Yu Darvish has thrown 30,326 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2012 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Slider (85mph), also mixing in a Sinker (93mph), Curve (72mph), Fourseam Fastball (94mph), Cutter (91mph) and Splitter (87mph). He also rarely throws a Change (86mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their slider results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders, has short glove-side cut and has some two-plane movement. Their sinker generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has slight armside run, has slightly above average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their curve has an exceptional bite, comes in below hitting speed, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has slight glove-side movement. Their fourseam fastball has some natural sinking action, has essentially average velo and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers. Their cutter results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has little cutting action and has slightly above average velo. Their splitter has dives down out of the zone, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' splitters, has surprising cut action and is slightly firmer than usual. Their change dives down out of the zone, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, is slightly firmer than usual and has slight armside fade.