Yu Darvish

San Diego Padres

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Yu Darvish has thrown 28,632 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2012 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Slider (85mph) and Fourseam Fastball (94mph), also mixing in a Sinker (94mph), Curve (76mph), Splitter (87mph) and Cutter (91mph). He also rarely throws a Change (89mph).


In 2024, 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 fourseam fastball has slightly above average velo. Their sinker generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has slightly above average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their curve results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has a sharp downward bite. Their splitter is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' splitters, is much firmer than usual, has slight cut action and has some natural sink to it. Their cutter generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' cutters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters and has well above average velo. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 17 of them in 2024) is thrown extremely hard, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, has slight armside fade and has some natural sink to it.