San Diego Padres
Yu Darvish has thrown 29,325 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), Fourseam Fastball (95mph) and Curve (74mph), also mixing in a Sinker (94mph) and Splitter (88mph). He also rarely throws a Cutter (92mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their slider is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders, has short glove-side cut and has some two-plane movement. Their fourseam fastball generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slightly above average velo. Their curve has an exceptional bite, has below average velo and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 17 of them in 2025) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has well above average velo. Their splitter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 9 of them in 2025) is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' splitters, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' splitters, is much firmer than usual and has some natural sink to it. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 8 of them in 2025) 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.