How Yu Darvish's Pitched At Bats Compares to Similar Players

Yu Darvish has totaled 6,597 career Pitched At Bats, well above the starting pitcher average of 2,963.5 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Pitched At Bats season came in 2013, posting 748, well above the starting pitcher average of 412.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2018 at 153, well below the starting pitcher average of 365.7 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Pitched At Bats total has gone from 517 in 2023 to 300 in 2024 and 269 in 2025, falling over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Pitched At Bats profile — ranging from 153 to 748 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Yu Darvish Lifetime Pitched At Bats

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Season Avg.507.46
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Yu Darvish Pitched At Bats Per Season

Yu Darvish's Pitched At Bats for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, Asia, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Yu Darvish Pitched At Bats per season line chart

Yu Darvish Pitched At Bats by Team

Yu Darvish's career Pitched At Bats totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Yu Darvish career Pitched At Bats by team bar chart

Yu Darvish Cumulative Pitched At Bats — Career Progression

A running total of Yu Darvish's career Pitched At Bats, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Yu Darvish Pitched At Bats year-over-year waterfall chart

Yu Darvish Pitched At Bats Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Yu Darvish's seasonal Pitched At Bats alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Yu Darvish Pitched At Bats distribution box chart versus comparable players

Yu Darvish Pitched At Bats — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Yu Darvish's MLB career with Pitched At Bats alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Yu Darvish Pitched At Bats season-by-season breakdown table