BASEBALL PLAYER
Yu Darvish
1986 - Today
Yu Darvish
Faridoon Yu Darvish Sefat (ダルビッシュ・セファット・ファリドン.ド・有, Darubisshu Sefatto Faridoon Yū, born August 16, 1986), more commonly known as Yu Darvish (ダルビッシュ 有), is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). Darvish has also played in MLB for the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yu Darvish has received more than 4,403,808 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Yu Darvish is the 45th most popular baseball player (up from 49th in 2019), the 1,855th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,816th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Japanese Baseball Player.
Memorability Metrics
4.4M
Page Views (PV)
40.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
2.17
Effective Languages (L*)
3.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BASEBALL PLAYERS
Among baseball players, Yu Darvish ranks 45 out of 91. Before him are Ernie Banks, Albert Pujols, Manny Ramirez, Hank Greenberg, Ken Griffey Jr., and Derek Jeter. After him are Greg Maddux, David Ortiz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hyun-jin Ryu, Pedro Martínez, and Miguel Cabrera.
Most Popular Baseball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErnie Banks
1931 - 2015
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 39
Albert Pujols
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 40
Manny Ramirez
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 41
Hank Greenberg
1911 - 1986
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 42
Ken Griffey Jr.
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 43
Derek Jeter
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 44
Yu Darvish
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 45
Greg Maddux
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 46
David Ortiz
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 47
Daisuke Matsuzaka
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 48
Hyun-jin Ryu
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 49
Pedro Martínez
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 50
Miguel Cabrera
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 51
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1986, Yu Darvish ranks 239. Before him are Amaia Salamanca, Luigi Di Maio, Goran Dragić, Pedro León, Manuel da Costa, and Thomas McDonell. After him are Ireen Wüst, Iveta Mukuchyan, Demetrious Johnson, Justin Berfield, Nobuhiko Okamoto, and Mary-Kate Olsen.
Others Born in 1986
Go to all RankingsAmaia Salamanca
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 233
Luigi Di Maio
POLITICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 234
Goran Dragić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 235
Pedro León
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 236
Manuel da Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 237
Thomas McDonell
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 238
Yu Darvish
BASEBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 239
Ireen Wüst
SKATER
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 240
Iveta Mukuchyan
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 241
Demetrious Johnson
MARTIAL ARTS
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 242
Justin Berfield
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 243
Nobuhiko Okamoto
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 244
Mary-Kate Olsen
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 245
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yu Darvish ranks 1,855 out of 6,245. Before him are Kimiko Shiratori (1968), Arina Tanemura (1978), Miki Itō (1962), Taeko Kawasumi (1972), Chieko Asakawa (1958), and Sayaka Ohara (1975). After him are Yūko Minaguchi (1966), Toru Sano (1963), Miyuki Sawashiro (1985), Keiji Tamada (1980), Masanobu Ando (1975), and Gen Hoshino (1981).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKimiko Shiratori
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 1,849
Arina Tanemura
COMIC ARTIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 1,850
Miki Itō
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 1,851
Taeko Kawasumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 1,852
Chieko Asakawa
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 1,853
Sayaka Ohara
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 1,854
Yu Darvish
BASEBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 1,855
Yūko Minaguchi
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 1,856
Toru Sano
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 1,857
Miyuki Sawashiro
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 1,858
Keiji Tamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 1,859
Masanobu Ando
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 1,860
Gen Hoshino
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 1,861
Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In Japan
Among baseball players born in Japan, Yu Darvish ranks 6. Before him are Sadaharu Oh (1940), Ichiro Suzuki (1973), Hideo Nomo (1968), Shohei Ohtani (1994), and Hideki Matsui (1974). After him are Daisuke Matsuzaka (1980), Koji Uehara (1975), Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1998), and Kenta Maeda (1988).
Sadaharu Oh
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 1
Ichiro Suzuki
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 2
Hideo Nomo
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 3
Shohei Ohtani
1994 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 4
Hideki Matsui
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 5
Yu Darvish
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 6
Daisuke Matsuzaka
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 7
Koji Uehara
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 8
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
1998 - Present
HPI: 35.84
Rank: 9
Kenta Maeda
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.33
Rank: 10