Chicago Cubs
Kenta Maeda has thrown 18,486 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2016 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Slider (82mph) and Splitter (84mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (91mph) and Sinker (90mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (75mph) and Cutter (89mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their slider is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders and has short glove-side cut. Their splitter has dives down out of the zone and is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' splitters. Their fourseam fastball results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action, has slightly below average velo and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their sinker results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has slightly below average velo. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 12 of them in 2025) has an exceptional bite, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves and has slightly below average velo. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 1 of them in 2025) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters and has little cutting action.