Yu Darvish — 2026 Season
2026 Season Stats
2026 Season Highlights
As of July 15, Yu Darvish is on the Restricted List and has not appeared in a major league game this season. Through last season he remained a fixture in the starting rotation. Across his career in Japan and the majors, he has amassed a substantial number of wins and been a regular name in Cy Young Award voting, cementing his standing among the game's elite pitchers. How his roster status develops from here remains to be seen.
Yu Darvish holds the record for most combined NPB/MLB wins (204) among Japanese pitchers and was a key leader for Japan's 2023 WBC championship team. Known for his arsenal of 10+ pitch types and remarkable longevity, Darvish battled injuries in 2025 and underwent Tommy John surgery after the season. He is rehabbing throughout 2026 with no set return date, though he remains with the Padres organization as a valued presence.
- 1Darvish has yet to pitch in a major league game this season and remains on the Restricted List.
- 2Through last season he was a mainstay of the starting rotation, and over his combined career in Japan and MLB he has racked up a large number of wins while regularly drawing Cy Young Award consideration. He also helped Japan win the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
- 3What happens next with his roster status is the thing to watch going forward.
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Metrics Deep Dive
MLB-wide percentile rank, defensive and pitching metric summaries, pitch-type stats, and batted-ball distribution.
What is Yu Darvish's FIP? 4.78 in 2025
FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching) measures a pitcher's true skill using only home runs, walks, hit-by-pitches and strikeouts — outcomes the pitcher controls. By stripping out defense and luck, it tracks real ability more closely than ERA.
Yu Darvish's 2025 FIP is 4.78, rated as "below average". That's 0.78 above the MLB average of about 4.00, leaving room to improve.
Compare with other Japanese pitchers in the FIP ranking