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NYM · Pitcher

Kodai Senga

Throws R · 2026 player profile

MLB / P
Charts through 2026-09-22 · season stats retrieved 2026-10-13
ERA7.342026 · MLB season
Strikeouts752026 · MLB season
Innings61.12026 · MLB season
WHIP1.652026 · MLB season

Quality of contact allowed

10-game rolling xwOBA

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2026-03-31 — 2026-09-22 · 31 recorded dates. Lower xwOBA means less expected production allowed.

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Our picks on Senga

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Our past picks

Original reasoning and recorded results.

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Jun 22, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.0200

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Senga's last 3 starts: 5K in 4.0 IP, 1K in 2.2 IP, 3K in 3.1 IP — averaging just 3 Ks per outing. His 9.00 ERA and 1.88 WHIP mean he's getting yanked early, hard-capping K accumulation. He needs to survive 4+ innings to reach 5 Ks and hasn't accomplished that in two of his last three outings. News confirms he is among the Mets starters being 'knocked around early.' The 10.5 K/9 rate looks misleading on paper — it's being dragged up by his Jun 16 outing (5K, 4.0 IP). When you strip the outlier: 1K and 3K. The per-game ceiling given his short-outing pattern sits well below 4.5.

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Jun 16, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.1400

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Senga returning from 51-day IL (lumbar spine + ulnar nerve). 2026 stat line: 9.00 ERA, 23 K in 20.0 IP across four starts — but those last three outings lasted only 2.1, 3.1, and 2.2 innings with just 3, 3, and 1 strikeout respectively. Rehab stint produced 5 Ks in 6 innings at Double-A Binghamton. To clear 4.5 Ks tonight he needs to both throw strikes at an improved rate AND stay in the game. With 13 BB in 20 IP (5.85 BB/9), command remains the critical flaw. Rust + pitch-count management + elevated walk risk = severe cap on strikeout upside. Market pricing this at -159 for the over acknowledges the opportunity but undersells the ceiling risk. +114 for the under is clear value.

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Apr 17, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.1500

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Senga's 2026 K/9 is 12.2 (19 Ks in 14.0 IP). In his two starts where he lasted 5+ innings, he recorded 7 and 9 Ks respectively. The April 11 outing (3 Ks in 2.1 IP) was an anomaly driven by 7 earned runs, not weak stuff. At +115 the market is undervaluing his elite strikeout rate — if he stays in 4+ innings, 6+ Ks is the baseline expectation. Risk is another early exit, keeping confidence at MEDIUM.

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Inside the repertoire

What he throws, how it moves, and when he uses it.

The arsenal

PitchUsageVeloWhiff%xwOBAEVHMovVMovSpin
4-Seam FastballFF
43%
96.315.7%0.38490.3-6.916.22374
Split-FingerFS
27%
83.348.9%0.24689.7-11.20.71183
CutterFC
16%
89.630.9%0.39684.4-1.06.82444
SweeperSW
8%
81.225.0%0.53591.310.1-4.92575
SliderSL
4%
86.342.4%0.26888.72.20.12569
SinkerSI
3%
90.218.8%0.53788.3-15.67.02231
CurveballCU
0%
65.5———1.3-12.12296

Contact allowed by location

85.611 BIP86.411 BIP79.06 BIP94.621 BIP92.230 BIP83.213 BIP96.510 BIP93.723 BIP91.311 BIP86.0High76.3Away77.2Low83.1InsideCatcher's perspective
76.3mph
96.5mphExit velocity

Heatmap · exit velocity in mph · catcher’s view. Choose a pitch type above to filter measured contact.

Data detail

Season & career

Updated 2026-10-13. Seasons are split by team. Innings use baseball notation: .1 is one out, .2 is two outs.

Season / teamGGSIPKBBERAWHIP
2026 · New York Mets31861.175417.341.65
2025 · New York Mets2222113.1109553.021.31
2024 · New York Mets115.1913.380.56
2023 · New York Mets2929166.1202772.981.22
Career8360346.13951743.771.32
Recorded game dates 31 dates

Existing chart-builder observations, grouped by date. Not an official box-score game log; missing values stay blank.

DatePA*xwOBABAEV (mph)Barrel fraction
2026-09-2240.2230.00093.70.000
2026-09-2060.6550.66799.00.333
2026-09-1540.4650.25088.00.500
2026-09-1450.3300.40081.00.000
2026-09-0850.5380.40095.50.333
2026-09-0630.2270.00069.00.000
2026-09-0440.2280.00081.40.000
2026-08-3140.2390.00081.20.000
2026-08-2940.8570.250100.40.500
2026-08-2830.0020.00079.80.000

*PA is the count of appearances with a positive wOBA denominator.

How to read these numbers
Walk rate

Sample: 283 pa

Compared with 2026 pitchers with a recorded value and at least 50 batters faced.

Barrel rate allowed

Sample: 163 bip

Compared with 2026 pitchers with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Exit velocity allowed

Sample: 153 bip

Compared with 2026 pitchers with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

BABIP allowed

Sample: 149 bip

Compared with 2026 pitchers with a recorded value and at least 50 batters faced.