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 sweeps across the zone, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their fourseam fastball generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slightly above average velo. Their sinker has slight armside run, has slightly above average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their curve has an exceptional bite, results in 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 is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' cutters, has well above average velo and has little cutting action. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 3 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 and has some natural sink to it.