Yu Darvish
P · 13 seasons · 2012 – 2025 · B/T: R/R
Across 13 seasons from 2012 to 2025, Yu Darvish ranks 99th of 11,481 pitchers in career roto value (8.8 wins and 159.6 strikeouts per season). 2020 was the high-water mark, worth +14.9, 3rd that season and 194th of 51,303 player-seasons on record. His profile is all upside: strikeouts (+30.1), wins (+22.3) and WHIP (+21.6), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
-1.80
2016 · #46,407 all-time
Career Z
-29.4
summed
Avg / Season
-2.26
longevity-neutral
Seasons
13
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | TEX | 29 | -2.10 | #591 | #65,117 |
| 2013 | TEX | 32 | -2.20 | #1,098 | #77,547 |
| 2014 | TEX | 22 | -2.10 | #1,048 | #64,798 |
| 2016★ | TEX | 17 | -1.80 | #514 | #46,407 |
| 2017 | TEX | 31 | -2.53 | #1,285 | #100,548 |
| 2018 | CHC | 8 | -2.35 | #1,274 | #92,165 |
| 2019 | CHC | 31 | -3.17 | #1,398 | #109,742 |
| 2020 | CHC | 12 | -2.06 | #508 | #58,654 |
| 2021 | SD | 30 | -3.00 | #1,497 | #108,583 |
| 2022 | SD | 30 | -2.02 | #580 | #53,628 |
| 2023 | SD | 24 | -2.05 | #565 | #56,873 |
| 2024 | SD | 16 | -2.04 | #564 | #55,925 |
| 2025 | SD | 15 | -2.01 | #554 | #52,712 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
14.90
2020 · #194 all-time
Career Z
82.4
summed
Avg / Season
6.33
longevity-neutral
Seasons
13
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | TEX | 29 | 6.29 | #43 | #3,819 |
| 2013 | TEX | 32 | 11.72 | #6 | #600 |
| 2014 | TEX | 22 | 4.85 | #79 | #5,682 |
| 2016 | TEX | 17 | 4.37 | #85 | #6,461 |
| 2017 | TEX | 31 | 7.66 | #34 | #2,512 |
| 2018 | CHC | 8 | -1.57 | #433 | #27,191 |
| 2019 | CHC | 31 | 7.63 | #47 | #2,529 |
| 2020★ | CHC | 12 | 14.90 | #3 | #194 |
| 2021 | SD | 30 | 6.92 | #59 | #3,175 |
| 2022 | SD | 30 | 12.83 | #9 | #411 |
| 2023 | SD | 24 | 2.83 | #155 | #9,459 |
| 2024 | SD | 16 | 3.61 | #128 | #7,877 |
| 2025 | SD | 15 | 0.31 | #295 | #17,100 |
★ Best season by Z