Yuki Matsui — 2026 Season

2026 Season Stats

Pitching stats and MLB-wide rank · 2026 Season

Stat	2026	MLB Rank
ERA	2.68	—
WHIP	1.27	—
W	1	—
L	1	—
K	40	—
IP	37.0	—
SV	0	—
GS	0	—

2026 Season Highlights

As of July 15, Yuki Matsui remains on San Diego's active roster and continues to log steady work out of the bullpen. His ERA has held at a solid level through the season, and he has been used in high-leverage situations. His strikeout-heavy approach remains his calling card, while walk control is the area to watch going forward. Building on his closer experience from Japan, he continues to establish his role in the majors this year.

Yuki Matsui joined the Padres in 2024 after recording 200+ career saves with the Rakuten Eagles in NPB. He hit the ground running in MLB, logging 60+ appearances in each of his first two seasons as a versatile reliever. His effectiveness against left-handed hitters makes him a valuable bullpen weapon, and in 2026, Matsui is targeting a permanent setup role for San Diego.

1Matsui has been a steady presence in the Padres' bullpen this season, with his ERA holding at a solid level, though walk control remains an area to keep an eye on.
2His track record as Rakuten Eagles' closer in NPB underpins his standout strikeout ability, which continues to be his defining trait in MLB.
3Since joining San Diego in 2024, he has been building up his role in the bullpen, and how much his usage in higher-leverage spots grows will be worth watching.

DETAIL · ANALYSIS

Detailed Analysis

In-depth metrics aggregated from every at-bat and pitch.

Data as of: 2026-07-19

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Recent Form (Last 10 Starts)

Older games on the left, most recent on the right. Color shows how they played.

Best: 6IP+ / ≤1ER · Good: 5IP+ / ≤2ER · OK: 4IP+ / ≤3ER · 4ER · ≥5ER (blowup)

Pitch Arsenal

Current season pitch data by type. Velocity, spin rate, movement, whiff rate, and CSW% at a glance.

Pitch	Usage	Velo (mph)	Spin	H-Mvmt	V-Mvmt	Whiff%	CSW%
Four-Seam Fastball	37.7%	91.9	2,429	+3.3"	+11.4"	21.0%	30.8%
Slider	29.0%	85.4	2,684	-2.0"	+2.9"	42.0%	34.9%
Splitter	25.8%	83.2	1,119	+5.4"	+2.1"	48.3%	34.6%
Sweeper	4.5%	81.0	2,877	-7.1"	-1.8"	22.2%	18.5%
Sinker	3.0%	90.7	2,120	+7.2"	+7.3"	0.0%	5.6%

H-Mvmt/V-Mvmt (inch): movement vs. a spinless ball. + = toward 3B / up, − = toward 1B / down. Whiff% = whiffs / swings, CSW% = (called strikes + whiffs) / pitches.

Handedness & Home/Away Splits

Situational splits for the current season. See strengths and weaknesses by scenario.

vs Handedness

Split	OAVG	OOPS	HR	K	BB
vs RHB	.220	.814	3	15	12
vs LHB	.190	.652	2	20	9

Home / Away

Split	OAVG	OOPS	HR	K	BB
Home	.263	.941	5	14	9
Away	.143	.506	0	21	12

Year-over-Year Performance Trend

Career-long performance trends for every key stat. How does this year compare to history?

Season	G	IP	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	K
2024	64	62.2	3.73	1.16	9.91	3.88	69
2025	61	63.1	3.98	1.36	8.67	4.69	61
2026Now	26	35.0	2.57	1.26	9.77	5.40	38

Full Game Log (Pitching)

All 28 games of the 2026 season. Showing latest 10; click to expand.

Date	Opp	IP	H	ER	BB	K	ER/9
07/24	@ ATL	1.1	1	0	0	1	0.00
07/22	@ ATL	0.2	0	1	2	1	13.50
07/20	@ KC	2.0	0	0	0	3	0.00
07/12	vs TOR	0.2	0	2	1	0	27.00
07/10	vs ARI	1.0	1	1	2	0	9.00
07/08	vs ARI	0.1	2	0	0	1	0.00
07/06	@ LAD	0.2	0	0	2	0	0.00
07/03	@ LAD	1.0	2	2	2	1	18.00
06/29	vs LAD	1.2	1	0	0	2	0.00
06/27	vs LAD	0.2	1	0	1	0	0.00

SHOW REMAINING 18 GAMES ▾

Date	Opp	IP	H	ER	BB	K	ER/9
06/24	vs ATL	2.1	3	1	1	3	3.86
06/22	@ TEX	1.0	0	0	1	1	0.00
06/20	@ TEX	1.2	1	0	1	3	0.00
06/17	@ STL	1.1	1	0	1	1	0.00
06/14	@ BAL	1.0	1	0	0	2	0.00
06/10	vs CIN	1.0	1	1	0	1	9.00
06/08	vs NYM	1.2	2	2	0	1	10.80
06/06	vs NYM	0.1	0	0	0	1	0.00
06/05	@ PHI	1.0	0	0	1	2	0.00
06/03	@ PHI	0.2	1	0	1	1	0.00
06/01	@ WSH	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00
05/30	@ WSH	2.0	1	1	0	1	4.50
05/26	vs PHI	2.0	0	0	1	1	0.00
05/21	vs LAD	1.1	1	0	2	2	0.00
05/18	@ SEA	2.0	0	0	2	2	0.00
05/15	@ MIL	2.0	0	0	1	3	0.00
05/13	@ MIL	2.0	1	0	0	3	0.00
05/09	vs STL	2.2	3	0	1	2	0.00

Year-over-Year (2026 vs 2025)

Green = improvement, red = decline. "—" means no data in the same month last year.

Pitching

	May	Jun	Jul
ERA	-3.62	-5.20	+2.13
K	+8	+8	+1
WHIP	-0.63	-0.38	+0.46

AI · SEASON ANALYSIS

Yuki Matsui 2026 Season AI Analysis

Comprehensive 2026 season analysis generated by Claude AI from stats data (as of Jul 20, 2026).

Overview

{ "summary": "Matsui's 2026 ERA of 2.57 sits near the MLB P90 mark (2.54), well ahead of the P75 threshold (2.92) and nearly a full run below the league average of 3.59. However, his WHIP of 1.26 la

AI-generated content (Claude) · Based on stats as of Jul 20, 2026

Detailed Analysis

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Season Analysis

Season Progress

ERA

↓ Lower is better

WHIP

↓ Lower is better

Strikeouts

Wins

Monthly Stats

ERA

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WHIP

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Strikeouts

Wins

Season Analysis

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Splits vs LHP / RHP

Season stats vs right-handed and left-handed batters

vs RHP/RHB

.218OPS .788 / HR 3

vs LHP/LHB

.174OPS .608 / HR 2

Metrics Deep Dive

MLB-wide percentile rank, defensive and pitching metric summaries, pitch-type stats, and batted-ball distribution.

Pitching — MLB-wide Standing

ERA ranks in the top 25% of MLB. K/9 also ranks in the top 32%, with no clear weak spot.

ERA2.78

WHIP1.29

strikeouts39

K/99.84

Bars show percentile rank among MLB-wide qualified players.

PITCHER · FIP

What is Yuki Matsui's FIP? 4.72 in 2026

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.

Yuki Matsui's 2026 FIP is 4.72, rated as "below average". That's 0.72 above the MLB average of about 4.00, leaving room to improve.

Compare with other Japanese pitchers in the FIP ranking

Pitch Type K% & BA Against

K% / BA-against / Whiff% by pitch type this season. K% is based on at-bats where each type was the strikeout pitch.

Pitch	Usage	K%	BAA	Whiff%
Four-Seam Fastball	37.7%	19.6%	.419	21.0%
Slider	29.0%	24.3%	.130	42.0%
Splitter	25.8%	37.5%	.261	48.3%
Sweeper	4.5%	—	—	22.2%
Sinker	3.0%	0.0%	—	0.0%

K%: rate of strikeouts among plate appearances where this pitch type was the final pitch. Whiff%: whiffs per swing. Types with fewer than 10 pitches excluded.

Splits by Batter Handedness

BA / OPS against and WHIP vs right-handed and left-handed batters this season. Spot weaknesses by batter type.

Split	BAA	OPS	WHIP	K	IP
vs RHB	.218	.788	1.60	18	15.2
vs LHB	.174	.608	1.05	22	21.0

Game Log

2026 Season Appearance Log

28 starts · 40 total strikeouts

Season Best K

Mon, Jul 20 @ KC

Season Debut

Sat, May 9 vs STL

2.2IP · 2K

Date	Opp	IP	K	HR	BB	Dec
7/24	@ATL	1.1	1	-	0	-
7/22	@ATL	0.2	1	-	2	-
7/20	@KC	2.0	3	-	0	W
7/12	vsTOR	0.2	0	-	1	-
7/10	vsARI	1.0	0	1	2	-
7/8	vsARI	0.1	1	-	0	-
7/6	@LAD	0.2	0	-	2	-
7/3	@LAD	1.0	1	-	2	-
6/29	vsLAD	1.2	2	-	0	-
6/27	vsLAD	0.2	0	-	1	-
6/24	vsATL	2.1	3	1	1	-
6/22	@TEX	1.0	1	-	1	-
6/20	@TEX	1.2	3	-	1	-
6/17	@STL	1.1	1	-	1	-
6/14	@BAL	1.0	2	-	0	-
6/10	vsCIN	1.0	1	1	0	L
6/8	vsNYM	1.2	1	2	0	-
6/6	vsNYM	0.1	1	-	0	-
6/5	@PHI	1.0	2	-	1	-
6/3	@PHI	0.2	1	-	1	-
6/1	@WSH	1.0	1	-	0	-
5/30	@WSH	2.0	1	-	0	-
5/26	vsPHI	2.0	1	-	1	-
5/21	vsLAD	1.1	2	-	2	-
5/18	@SEA	2.0	2	-	2	-
5/15	@MIL	2.0	3	-	1	-
5/13	@MIL	2.0	3	-	0	-
5/9	vsSTL	2.2	2	-	1	-