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Yu Darvish played 13 major-league seasons (2012-2025) as a P (297). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 8 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 26 | TEX | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .667 | 85 |
| 2013 | 27 | TEX | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2014 | 28 | TEX | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .600 | 66 |
| 2016 | 30 | TEX | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | 1.667 | 319 |
| 2017 | 31 | LAN | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .059 | .170 | -52 |
| 2018 | 32 | CHN | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .083 | .250 | -32 |
| 2019 | 33 | CHN | 31 | 56 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 31 | .089 | .208 | -43 |
| 2021 | 35 | SDN | 30 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .094 | .243 | -33 |
| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 26 | TEX | 29 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 191.1 | 221 | 89 | 3.90 | 104 |
| 2013 | 27 | TEX | 32 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 209.2 | 277 | 80 | 2.83 | 141 |
| 2014 | 28 | TEX | 22 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 144.1 | 182 | 49 | 3.06 | 125 |
| 2016 | 30 | TEX | 17 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 100.1 | 132 | 31 | 3.41 | 123 |
| 2017 | 31 | TEX | 22 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 137 | 148 | 45 | 4.01 | 109 |
| 2017 | 31 | LAN | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 49.2 | 61 | 13 | 3.44 | 126 |
| 2018 | 32 | CHN | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 49 | 21 | 4.95 | 81 |
| 2019 | 33 | CHN | 31 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 178.2 | 229 | 56 | 3.98 | 110 |
| 2020 | 34 | CHN | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 93 | 14 | 2.01 | 222 |
| 2021 | 35 | SDN | 30 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 166.1 | 199 | 44 | 4.22 | 99 |
| 2022 | 36 | SDN | 30 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 194.2 | 197 | 37 | 3.10 | 131 |
| 2023 | 37 | SDN | 24 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 136.1 | 141 | 43 | 4.56 | 96 |
| 2024 | 38 | SDN | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 81.2 | 78 | 22 | 3.31 | 125 |
| 2025 | 39 | SDN | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 72 | 68 | 19 | 5.38 | 79 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | P | 29 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | P | 32 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | P | 22 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | P | 17 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | P | 31 | 31 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | P | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | P | 31 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | P | 12 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | P | 30 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | P | 30 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | P | 24 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | P | 16 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | P | 15 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (7 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 2022, 2020, 2013, 2012.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Cy Young Award | AL | 9 | 1 / 196 | 0 |
| 2012 | Rookie of the Year | AL | 3 | 46 / 140 | 0 |
| 2013 | Cy Young Award | AL | 2 | 93 / 210 | 0 |
| 2013 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 22 | 1 / 420 | 0 |
| 2020 | Cy Young Award | NL | 2 | 123 / 210 | 3 |
| 2020 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 14 | 14 / 420 | 0 |
| 2022 | Cy Young Award | NL | 8 | 7 / 210 | 0 |
Yu Darvish ranks on 1 all-time single-season position leaderboard (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #25 | starting pitchers | 2020 | 222 ERA+ |
Yu Darvish is a playable Legends Deck card, rated from real Statcast data and refreshed nightly: view the Yu Darvish card.
| Date | Type | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2018 | Signed as free agent | — | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Yu Darvish. |
| Jan 18, 2012 | Signed as free agent | — | Texas Rangers | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Yu Darvish. |
From MLB’s official StatsAPI transactions feed (2011 to the current season, trades/signings/releases involving major-league clubs). Browse the full archive.
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.