Kenta Maeda Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Kenta Maeda played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2025, appearing in 226 games over 9 seasons. He recorded a total of 68 W and 56 L, an ERA of 4.2, 1,055 SO, a WHIP of 1.174, and a WAR of 6.6.

🧾 Basic Profile

Kenta Maeda
NameKenta Maeda
Date of BirthApril 11, 1988
Nationality
Japan
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut2016

Kenta Maeda Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Kenta Maeda.

Change Chart

    📊 Career Summary

    Kenta Maeda appeared in 226 games over 9 MLB seasons from 2016 to 2025. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS172 (MLB Rank: 931)
    GF15 (MLB Rank: 4,029)
    W68 (MLB Rank: 1,069)
    L56 (MLB Rank: 1,370)
    SV6 (MLB Rank: 1,733)
    ERA4.2 (MLB Rank: 4,977)
    IP986.2 (MLB Rank: 1,346)
    SO1,055 (MLB Rank: 523)
    BB285 (MLB Rank: 1,710)
    H873 (MLB Rank: 1,527)
    HR142 (MLB Rank: 579)
    SO99.62 (MLB Rank: 673)
    BB92.6 (MLB Rank: 9,722)
    H97.96 (MLB Rank: 10,045)
    HR91.3 (MLB Rank: 2,392)
    WHIP1.174 (MLB Rank: 10,920)
    WAR6.6 (MLB Rank: 1,757)

    📊 Last Season Summary (2025)

    In his final season (2025), Kenta Maeda recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF5
    W0
    ERA7.88
    IP8
    SO8
    BB6
    H9
    HR1
    SO99
    BB96.75
    H910.12
    HR91.12
    WHIP1.875
    WAR−0.2

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 2016, 16 W
    • Most SO: 2016, 179 SO
    • Most IP: 2016, 175.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 2016, 2.8 WAR
    • Best ERA: 2020, 2.72 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Kenta Maeda appeared in 27 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.39, pitched 39.8 IP, struck out 48 batters, with 2 W and 1 L.

    Kenta Maeda Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    2016
    16
    11
    3.48
    0.593
    0
    179
    175.2
    2.8
    1.139
    20
    150
    50
    72
    68
    115
    3.58
    9.2
    3.58
    32
    32
    0
    0
    0
    1
    7.7
    2.6
    0
    8
    6
    6
    716
    2017
    13
    6
    4.22
    0.684
    1
    140
    134.1
    0.6
    1.154
    22
    121
    34
    68
    63
    98
    4.07
    9.4
    4.12
    25
    29
    1
    0
    0
    1.5
    8.1
    2.3
    0
    5
    1
    4
    557
    2018
    8
    10
    3.81
    0.444
    2
    153
    125.1
    0.7
    1.261
    13
    115
    43
    58
    53
    102
    3.22
    11
    3.56
    20
    39
    4
    0
    0
    0.9
    8.3
    3.1
    2
    5
    4
    2
    532
    2019
    10
    8
    4.04
    0.556
    3
    169
    153.2
    1.4
    1.074
    22
    114
    51
    70
    69
    102
    3.95
    9.9
    3.31
    26
    37
    3
    0
    0
    1.3
    6.7
    3
    0
    4
    1
    3
    624
    2020
    6
    1
    2.7
    0.857
    0
    80
    66.2
    1.6
    0.75
    9
    40
    10
    20
    20
    160
    3
    10.8
    8
    11
    11
    0
    0
    0
    1.2
    5.4
    1.4
    0
    0
    0
    0
    248
    2021
    6
    5
    4.66
    0.545
    0
    113
    106.1
    0.3
    1.298
    16
    106
    32
    60
    55
    91
    4.1
    9.6
    3.53
    21
    21
    0
    0
    0
    1.4
    9
    2.7
    0
    7
    1
    3
    453
    2023
    6
    8
    4.23
    0.429
    0
    117
    104.1
    1.2
    1.169
    17
    94
    28
    50
    49
    104
    4.02
    10.1
    4.18
    20
    21
    0
    0
    0
    1.5
    8.1
    2.4
    0
    3
    0
    2
    428
    2024
    3
    7
    6.09
    0.3
    0
    96
    112.1
    -1.8
    1.38
    22
    124
    31
    80
    76
    67
    4.96
    7.7
    3.1
    17
    29
    2
    0
    0
    1.8
    9.9
    2.5
    0
    5
    0
    3
    485
    2025
    0
    0
    7.88
    0
    0
    8
    8
    -0.2
    1.875
    1
    9
    6
    8
    7
    55
    6.14
    9
    1.33
    0
    7
    5
    0
    0
    1.1
    10.1
    6.8
    0
    3
    0
    2
    43