Kodai Senga

Kodai Senga

32-Year-Old PitcherSP
New York Mets
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Expectations for Senga were high coming into 2024, especially with how he closed the 2023 season once he was fully acclimated to the major league environment. However, Senga pitched fewer major league innings than Spencer Strider in 2024, as a shoulder capsule injury late in camp shelved him until late July. Senga then came back to pitch on July 26 only to injure his calf muscle and then miss the remainder of the regular season. All we have to move forward with a valuation of the pitcher is the recency bias of his health around just how awesome his ghost fork pitch is for results. That fork ball had a 60 percent whiff rate in 2023, which is beyond absurd, but his cutter and four-seamer also did very well. There is no doubt Senga has the stuff to be a staff ace for the Mets and fantasy teams, but the recent health issues are a vivid reminder of what his downside can be. We almost suggest treating Senga as you did Chris Sale in 2024 drafts; focus on the upside while determining just how comfortable you are with the downside. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a three-year, $45 million contract with the Mets in December of 2022. Contract includes $15 million player option for 2026 and $15 million player option for 2027.
Fans six in quality start
PNew York Mets
June 6, 2025
Senga didn't factor into the decision against the Rockies on Friday, allowing one run on five hits and two walks while striking out six across six innings.
ANALYSIS
It was another dominant start for Senga, who generated 22 whiffs on 109 pitches (67 strikes). He retired the minimum number of batters in three of the first four innings, and his only blemish of the night was a Mickey Moniak solo homer in the third. It was Senga's sixth quality start of the season, and his 1.59 ERA (across 68 innings) is best in the National League among qualified starters. He's in line to make his next start against the Nationals at home next week.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
92
Last 10 Games
94
Last 5 Games
101
How many pitches does Kodai Senga generally throw?
 
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121+
 
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21-30
 
31-40
 
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121+
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-3%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-29%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-100%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-15%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .202 483 132 63 84 14 2 9
Since 2023vs Right .208 505 144 45 94 19 2 13
2025vs Left .242 141 32 21 29 7 2 3
2025vs Right .171 133 33 9 21 5 2 1
2024vs Left .000 7 4 1 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right .167 13 5 0 2 0 0 1
2023vs Left .190 335 96 41 55 7 0 6
2023vs Right .224 359 106 36 71 14 0 11
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-32%
ERA at Home
2025
 
 
-44%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-34%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 2.14 1.10 130.1 11 4 0 11.5 3.9 0.8
Since 2023Away 3.13 1.31 109.1 8 6 0 9.1 4.2 0.9
2025Home 1.13 1.25 32.0 4 1 0 9.3 4.2 0.6
2025Away 2.00 1.11 36.0 2 2 0 8.0 3.8 0.5
2024Home 3.38 0.56 5.1 1 0 0 15.2 1.7 1.7
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 2.42 1.08 93.0 6 3 0 12.0 4.0 0.8
2023Away 3.68 1.40 73.1 6 4 0 9.6 4.4 1.1
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Stat Review
How does Kodai Senga compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
2.11
 
K/9
8.6
 
BB/9
4.1
 
HR/9
0.4
 
Fastball
93.9 mph
 
ERA
1.60
 
WHIP
1.18
 
BABIP
.266
 
GB/FB
1.25
 
Left On Base
85.8%
 
Exit Velocity
83.0 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.4%
 
Spin Rate
2066 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
25.0%
 
Swinging Strike
11.8%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Senga's first year in the majors couldn't have gone much better from an individual standpoint, as he made 29 starts and posted a 2.98 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 202:77 K:BB across 166.1 innings. He joined the Mets on a three-year, $45 million contract after spending the first 11 years of his career in Japan, and he ended up being a bright spot on what was mostly a disappointing team in Queens. The 31-year-old struggled with walks -- his 11.1 percent walk rate was third worst among qualified starters -- but he helped offset the free passes with a 29.1 percent strikeout rate, 0.92 HR/9 and 80.3 percent left-on-base rate. A 3.87 xERA and 3.77 xFIP are hardly a surprise given his walks, though it's a right shoulder strain that is of utmost concern for prospective fantasy managers. The Mets shut Senga down in February and he will not pick up a baseball "until symptoms subside and strength returns," per president of baseball operations David Stearns.
Senga has been one of Japan's best pitchers over the last decade, anchoring the staff for a Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks team that won six NPB titles. The Hawks don't allow their players to leave via the posting system, however, so Senga had to wait until his age-30 season to try his luck against the toughest level of competition. The righty has a large repertoire led by a fastball that has touched triple digits and a devastating forkball. Those weapons have helped him to a 2.59 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 28.2 percent strikeout rate over the course of his career. He made the jump at the right time, having posted an even better 1.94 ERA and 1.06 WHIP in his final year in Japan. The Mets landed Senga for $75 million over five years, but he will assuredly use his opt-out clause after the 2025 season if he is healthy and has shown an ability to be effective in MLB. He has room to take a sizable step back from his NPB numbers and still serve as a capable mid-rotation arm at the MLB level, with upside for more, though durability could be a concern. He's eclipsed 150 innings in just one of the last six seasons.
The Japanese 23 year-old fastball/spliter pitcher emerged as a starter for Softbank Hawks in 2016.
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Earns sixth win
PNew York Mets
May 31, 2025
Senga (6-3) earned the win Saturday, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks over 6.1 innings against the Rockies. He struck out seven.
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Collects fifth win
PNew York Mets
May 25, 2025
Senga (5-3) earned the win Sunday against the Dodgers, allowing one run on five hits and four walks over 5.1 innings. He struck out five.
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Saddled with third loss
PNew York Mets
May 19, 2025
Senga (4-3) took the loss in Monday's game at Boston. He conceded three runs on five hits and three walks over six innings with five strikeouts.
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Fans seven in no-decision
PNew York Mets
May 14, 2025
Senga came away with a no-decision in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Pirates, allowing one run on six hits and two walks over 5.2 innings. He struck out seven.
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Blanks Arizona for fourth win
PNew York Mets
May 7, 2025
Senga (4-2) earned the win Wednesday over the Diamondbacks, allowing two hits and six walks over six scoreless innings. He struck out four.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Chance for NLDS roster
PNew York Mets
October 3, 2024
Senga could be added to the Mets' NLDS roster, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Senga is working his way back from a calf injury and most recently threw a 25-pitch live batting practice session Monday. Though he missed out on the National League Wild Card Series roster, Senga could contribute out of New York's bullpen in its NLDS matchup against the Phillies.
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