Yu Darvish
37-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
8-10
ERA
4.56
WHIP
1.30
K
141
SV
0
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Darvish was pitching capably, albeit not at the All-Star level of previous years, before right elbow inflammation put him on the shelf at the end of August. A bone spur was discovered, ending his campaign, and at the time Darvish and his doctor could not rule out a cleanup procedure in the offseason. Darvish, now 37, has a history of elbow trouble including Tommy John surgery in 2015 and a stress reaction in 2018. He owns the record for the most strikeouts by a Japanese-born pitcher in MLB history, though his dominance has been fading in recent years (25.1 K% over the past two seasons). The team context is a mark in his favor, particularly the dimensions of Petco Park, but it's becoming increasingly tougher to justify the dice roll on his health with the skills in decline. The bone spur looms as a major concern -- surgery to shave or remove the spur would not necessarily solve all of Darvish's problems at this stage. Per his doctor, such a procedure could make the elbow too loose and open the right-hander up to other potential issues. Read Past Outlooks
Set for Opening Day start
The Padres announced Monday that Darvish will serve as the team's Opening Day starter March 20 against the Dodgers in Seoul, South Korea.
ANALYSIS
The Dodgers will counter with Tyler Glasnow in the first game, while Joe Musgrove opposes Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the second contest in Seoul on March 21. Darvish missed the final month of last season with a bone spur in his right elbow, but he's had no limitations this spring, permitting two runs with a 9:0 K:BB over 5.1 frames.
The Dodgers will counter with Tyler Glasnow in the first game, while Joe Musgrove opposes Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the second contest in Seoul on March 21. Darvish missed the final month of last season with a bone spur in his right elbow, but he's had no limitations this spring, permitting two runs with a 9:0 K:BB over 5.1 frames.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
92
Last 10 Games
90
Last 5 Games
86
How many pitches does Yu Darvish generally throw?
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What part of the game does Yu Darvish generally pitch?
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% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-4%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-10%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .222 | 287 | 72 | 216 | 34 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .232 | 250 | 52 | 204 | 34 | |||
2023vs Left | .271 | 81 | 28 | 76 | 10 | |||
2023vs Right | .245 | 60 | 15 | 58 | 8 | |||
2022vs Left | .185 | 120 | 22 | 72 | 10 | |||
2022vs Right | .233 | 77 | 15 | 76 | 12 | |||
2021vs Left | .222 | 86 | 22 | 68 | 14 | |||
2021vs Right | .221 | 113 | 22 | 70 | 14 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-23%
ERA at Home
2023
-9%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.40 | 1.02 | 264.1 | 10.1 | 2.0 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 4.40 | 1.18 | 233.0 | 9.2 | 2.5 | ||||
2023Home | 4.36 | 1.27 | 76.1 | 9.8 | 2.5 | ||||
2023Away | 4.80 | 1.33 | 60.0 | 8.7 | 3.3 | ||||
2022Home | 2.60 | 0.88 | 86.2 | 8.8 | 1.9 | ||||
2022Away | 3.50 | 1.01 | 108.0 | 9.3 | 1.6 | ||||
2021Home | 3.38 | 0.95 | 101.1 | 11.5 | 1.8 | ||||
2021Away | 5.54 | 1.32 | 65.0 | 9.6 | 3.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Yu Darvish compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.28K/9
9.3BB/9
2.8HR/9
1.2Fastball
94.5 mphERA
4.56WHIP
1.30BABIP
.323GB/FB
1.36Left On Base
69.8%Exit Velocity
81.7 mphBarrels/BBE
4.4%Spin Rate
2500 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.0%Swinging Strike
10.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Darvish struggled with back and hip injuries during the second half of 2021 but rebounded last season with a 3.10 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 197:37 K:BB across 194.2 innings. The sub-1.00 WHIP represents the lowest mark of his MLB career, and it's the most innings he pitched since he exceeded 200 back in 2013. The right-hander remained steady with his fastball velocity and averaged 95 mph, which is an encouraging sign with his 37th birthday coming up in August. There's always risk when banking on the continued success of pitchers this late in their career, but Darvish looked as strong as ever last year and should again be a key cog in San Diego's starting rotation in 2023.
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Fans six in second spring start
Darvish tossed 3.1 innings against Seattle in a Cactus League game Sunday, allowing two runs on four hits and no walks while striking out six batters.
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Aims to be ready for Korea series
Darvish threw another live batting practice session Friday and expects his next outing to be in a Cactus League game, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
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No limitations in spring training
Padres manager Mike Shildt said last week that Darvish (elbow) will have no limitations in spring training, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Shut down for season
The Padres announced Tuesday that Darvish (elbow) has officially been shut down for the rest of the season, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
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Shut down with bone spur
Darvish was diagnosed Thursday with a bone spur in his right elbow and will be shut down temporarily, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
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