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Kenta Maeda

Dodgers Career team 2016–2019
Number #18
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 38
Height 6' 1"
Weight 185 lbs
Birth Place Osaka, Japan
Born Apr 11, 1988

Key Insights

2025
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .408 expected average against them, against .299 on his offspeed pitches.

62 of his breaking balls thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field

60% of the balls put in play against Maeda have gone to centre field.

15 of 25 located batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard

Hitters average 91.2 mph off the bat against Maeda, 10th percentile.

171 pitches in 2025. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 701st in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him

Maeda averages 84.7 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.

171 pitches in 2025. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 736th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough

Maeda works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 8th percentile.

171 pitches in 2025. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 721st in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be

Maeda's stuff spins at 2,060 rpm, 12th percentile in the league.

171 pitches in 2025. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 690th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Apr 11, 1988
Birth Place Osaka, Japan
Height 6' 1"
Weight 185 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right