Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Yu Darvish | Stat | Kirk Rueter |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Seasons | 13 |
| 51.6 | Career VAL | 52.2 |
| 8.5 (2022) | Peak-season VAL | 8.0 (2002) |
| 4× | All-Star Selections | — |
| 1 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | — |
| 5 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | — |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| Yu Darvish | Stat | Kirk Rueter |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 297 | Games | 349 |
| Batting | ||
| 15 | Hits | 95 |
| 1 | Home runs | 0 |
| 5 | RBI | 40 |
| 4 | Runs | 44 |
| 0 | Stolen bases | 1 |
| 3 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 27 |
| .099 | Batting avg | .153 |
|---|
| .121 | On-base % | .187 |
|---|
| .145 | Slugging % | .167 |
|---|
| -28 | OPS+ | -3 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 115 | Wins | 130 |
| 93 | Losses | 92 |
| 1778.0 | Innings pitched | 1918.0 |
| 2,075 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 818 |
| 3.65 | ERA | 4.27 |
| 1.14 | WHIP | 1.39 |
| 115 | ERA+ | 103 |
| Age | Yu Darvish | Kirk Rueter |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | — | 4.2 |
| 23 | — | 1.8 |
| 24 | — | 2.8 |
| 25 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
| 26 | 6 | 7.2 |
| 27 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
| 28 | — | 2.7 |
| 29 | 3.7 | 6.3 |
| 30 | 6.2 | 4.4 |
| 31 | 0 | 8 |
| 32 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
| 33 | 5 | 3.7 |
| 34 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | 8.5 | — |
| 36 | 3.1 | — |
| 37 | 2.7 | — |
| 38 | 0.2 | — |