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
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| Name | Kenta Maeda |
| Date of Birth | April 11, 1988 |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Throws | Right |
| Bats | Right |
| MLB Debut | 2016 |
Kenta Maeda Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Kenta Maeda.
Parsing Data
Data Source: Baseball Reference
Image Source: Wikipedia
📊 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:
| GS | 172 (MLB Rank: 931) |
| GF | 15 (MLB Rank: 4,029) |
| W | 68 (MLB Rank: 1,069) |
| L | 56 (MLB Rank: 1,370) |
| SV | 6 (MLB Rank: 1,733) |
| ERA | 4.2 (MLB Rank: 4,977) |
| IP | 986.2 (MLB Rank: 1,346) |
| SO | 1,055 (MLB Rank: 523) |
| BB | 285 (MLB Rank: 1,710) |
| H | 873 (MLB Rank: 1,527) |
| HR | 142 (MLB Rank: 579) |
| SO9 | 9.62 (MLB Rank: 673) |
| BB9 | 2.6 (MLB Rank: 9,722) |
| H9 | 7.96 (MLB Rank: 10,045) |
| HR9 | 1.3 (MLB Rank: 2,392) |
| WHIP | 1.174 (MLB Rank: 10,920) |
| WAR | 6.6 (MLB Rank: 1,757) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2025)
In his final season (2025), Kenta Maeda recorded the following stats:
| GS | 0 |
| GF | 5 |
| W | 0 |
| ERA | 7.88 |
| IP | 8 |
| SO | 8 |
| BB | 6 |
| H | 9 |
| HR | 1 |
| SO9 | 9 |
| BB9 | 6.75 |
| H9 | 10.12 |
| HR9 | 1.12 |
| WHIP | 1.875 |
| 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
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
