Chicago Cubs
Kenta Maeda has thrown 18,565 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 sweeps across the zone, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders, has below average velo and has some two-plane movement. Their splitter has dives down out of the zone, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' splitters and results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' splitters. Their fourseam fastball has some natural sinking action, has slightly below average velo and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 16 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, has slightly below average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 2 of them in 2025) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves, has primarily 12-6 movement, is much harder than usual and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves.