1988
Born April 11, 1988
Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Kenta Maeda Notable
b. April 11, 1988 · Los Angeles Dodgers 2016–2019, Minnesota Twins 2020–2021, 2023, Detroit Tigers 2024–2025
Kenta Maeda played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2016 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 2025.
He went 68 and 56 with a 4.20 earned run average, pitching 986 innings in 226 games. He struck out 1,055. Across 238 games he batted .156, with 28 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 4 doubles.
He was born in Osaka, Osaka, Japan on April 11, 1988. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-MLB Team - Second Team | 1 | 2020 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | LAD | 35 | 57 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .123 |
| 2017 | LAD | 30 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .128 |
| 2018 | LAD | 41 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .094 |
| 2019 | LAD | 41 | 48 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .250 |
| 2020 | MIN | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | MIN | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 2023 | MIN | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | DET | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | DET | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 238 | 179 | 12 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 42 | 0 | .156 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | LAD | 16 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 175.2 | 150 | 68 | 50 | 179 | 3.48 |
| 2017 | LAD | 13 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 134.1 | 121 | 63 | 34 | 140 | 4.22 |
| 2018 | LAD | 8 | 10 | 39 | 20 | 2 | 125.1 | 115 | 53 | 43 | 153 | 3.81 |
| 2019 | LAD | 10 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 3 | 153.2 | 114 | 69 | 51 | 169 | 4.04 |
| 2020 | MIN | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 66.2 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 80 | 2.70 |
| 2021 | MIN | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 106.1 | 106 | 55 | 32 | 113 | 4.66 |
| 2023 | MIN | 6 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 104.1 | 94 | 49 | 28 | 117 | 4.23 |
| 2024 | DET | 3 | 7 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 112.1 | 124 | 76 | 31 | 96 | 6.09 |
| 2025 | DET | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7.88 |
| Career | — | 68 | 56 | 226 | 172 | 6 | 986.2 | 873 | 460 | 285 | 1055 | 4.20 |
On this day & linked events
2016
Major-league debut: Kenta Maeda
Kenta Maeda made a major-league debut on April 6, 2016.