Kenta Maeda

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2016-2025)

Active Player
W–L 68–56
ERA 4.20
WHIP 1.17
SO 1,055
Pitcher PIV 10204.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 185 lb
Born
4/11/1988 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan
MLB Debut
2016-04-06
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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
68 56 226 172 0 0 6 986.7 873 460 142 285 1,055 4.20 10204.2

Career ERA 4.20 vs. league average 4.26 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2016 LAN NL 16 11 32 32 0 0 0 175.7 150 68 50 179 3.48 4.19 (+17%) 2778.9
2017 LAN NL 13 6 29 25 0 0 1 134.3 121 63 34 140 4.22 4.36 (+3%) 982.6
2018 LAN NL 8 10 39 20 0 0 2 125.3 115 53 43 153 3.81 4.15 (+8%) 2996.8
2019 LAN NL 10 8 37 26 0 0 3 153.7 114 69 51 169 4.04 4.51 (+10%) 2201.9
2020 MIN AL 6 1 11 11 0 0 0 66.7 40 20 10 80 2.70 4.45 (+39%) 2461.4
2021 MIN AL 6 5 21 21 0 0 0 106.3 106 55 32 113 4.66 4.27 (-9%) 446.8
2023 MIN AL 6 8 21 20 0 0 0 104.3 94 49 28 117 4.23 4.33 (+2%) 825.7
2024 DET AL 3 7 29 17 0 0 0 112.3 124 76 31 96 6.09 4.08 (-49%) -2489.9
2025 DET AL 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 8.0 9 7 6 8 7.88 — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 68 56 226 172 0 0 6 986.2 873 460 285 1,055 4.20 — 10,204

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
238 179 12 28 4 0 1 14 0 1 42 .156 .161 .196 .357 -513

Career AVG .156 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 37.1% below league average.

Career OBP .161 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 49.5% below league average.

Career SLG .196 vs. league average .415 across their career seasons — 52.8% below league average.

Career OPS .357 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — 51.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2016 LAN NL 35 57 5 7 1 0 1 4 0 1 16 .123 .255 (-52%) .321 (-57%) .417 (-54%) .738 (-55%) -513.4
2017 LAN NL 30 39 2 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 .128 — — — — 0.0
2018 LAN NL 41 32 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .094 — — — — 0.0
2019 LAN NL 41 48 3 12 2 0 0 6 0 0 13 .250 — — — — 0.0
2020 MIN AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 MIN AL 23 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
2023 MIN AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2024 DET AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2025 DET AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 238 179 12 28 4 0 1 14 0 1 42 .156 — — — — -513

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
26 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2023 ALDS2 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 ALWC3 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 NLDS1 LAN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 NLCS LAN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 NLDS2 LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 WS LAN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 NLCS LAN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 NLDS1 LAN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 WS LAN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2016 NLCS LAN 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
2016 NLDS2 LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 1 26 4 0 39.7 33 14 17 46 3.18

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2023 ALDS2 MIN 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 4 2 2 2 9.00
2020 ALWC3 MIN 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 2 0 3 5 0.00
2019 NLDS1 LAN 0 0 4 0 0 4.7 1 0 0 7 0.00
2018 NLCS LAN 0 0 4 0 0 2.7 3 2 1 3 6.75
2018 NLDS2 LAN 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 1 0.00
2018 WS LAN 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 4 1 2 6 3.00
2017 NLCS LAN 1 0 3 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 3 0.00
2017 NLDS1 LAN 1 0 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 4 0.00
2017 WS LAN 0 0 4 0 0 5.7 5 1 2 3 1.59
2016 NLCS LAN 0 0 2 2 0 7.7 7 4 5 8 4.70
2016 NLDS2 LAN 0 1 1 1 0 3.0 5 4 2 4 12.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1148771407.161
Away1239251417.152

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home105486.24071901265193.51
Away120499.14662701595354.87

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2025-04-29 DETHOU — 1.0000010
2025-04-27 DETBAL — 1.0000110
2025-04-18 DETKCR — 0.1221100
2025-04-14 DETMIL — 2.0111120
2025-04-13 DETMIN — 0.2000100
2025-04-04 DETCHW — 1.0433110
2025-03-29 DETLAD — 2.0222131
2024-09-29 DETCHW L 4.2555151
2024-09-20 DETBAL — 2.1000050
2024-09-14 DETBAL — 2.0233121

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 226 172 66 108 13 16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2016 LAN P 32 32 17 24 3 4
2017 LAN P 29 25 11 15 3 3
2018 LAN P 39 20 4 18 1 1
2019 LAN P 37 26 11 18 1 3
2020 MIN P 11 11 1 11 1 0
2021 MIN P 21 21 6 10 1 2
2023 MIN P 21 20 2 2 1 0
2024 DET P 29 17 13 10 2 3
2025 DET P 7 0 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 226
Designated Hitter 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2020 All-MLB Team - Second Team SP

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 LAN NL $3,125,000
Total Career Earnings $3,125,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2020 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 92.0 210 0
2016 Rookie of the Year NL 3rd 37.0 150 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

  1. 98
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    75-61, 3.93 ERA
  2. 97
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    83-72, 4.13 ERA
  3. 95
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    59-53, 3.81 ERA
  4. 92
    Joe Musgrove
    66-62, 3.73 ERA
  5. 89
    Michael Pineda
    64-61, 4.06 ERA
  6. 86
    Jack Flaherty
    66-64, 3.86 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Kenta Maeda

What years did Kenta Maeda play?
Kenta Maeda played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2025.
Was Kenta Maeda a pitcher?
Yes. Kenta Maeda pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 1055 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kenta Maeda hit?
Kenta Maeda hit 1 career home runs with 28 hits.