San Diego Padres
Yu Darvish has thrown 29,923 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 (84mph) and Sinker (93mph), also mixing in a Curve (73mph), Fourseam Fastball (94mph), Splitter (87mph) and Cutter (91mph). He also rarely throws a Change (86mph).
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 sinker generates an extremely 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 and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their fourseam fastball has some natural sinking action, has essentially average velo and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers. 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 cutter is an extreme flyball pitch 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 14 of them in 2025) results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, is slightly firmer than usual, has slight armside fade and has some natural sink to it.