Yu Darvish

San Diego Padres

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Yu Darvish has thrown 29,163 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), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (94mph), Sinker (94mph), Curve (76mph) and Splitter (88mph). He also rarely throws a Cutter (91mph) and 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 a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has slightly above average velo. Their curve has an exceptional bite, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has slightly below average velo. Their splitter is much firmer than usual, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' splitters, has slight cut action and has some natural sink to it. Their cutter results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters and has well above average velo. Their change is thrown extremely hard, generates a 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.