Yusei Kikuchi
LAA · LHP · SP · Age 35
- Season
- 2026
- G/GS
- 14/14
- IP
- 67.2
- BF
- 305
- xwOBA
- .333
- K%
- 22.0%
- BB%
- 9.8%
- CSW%
- 26.6%
- Whiff%
- 23.5%
- Barrel%
- 8.3%
- FB Velo
- 95.5
Percentile profile, 2026 regular season.
Arsenal, 2026
| Pitchⓘ | #ⓘ | Usageⓘ | Veloⓘ | Spinⓘ | IVBⓘ | HBⓘ | Whiff%ⓘ | CSW%ⓘ | xwOBAⓘ | RVⓘ | RV/100ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball FF | 487 | 40.5% | 95.5 | 2240 | 14.9 | 6.5 | 18.6% | 23.8% | .316 | -2 | -0.5 |
| Slider SL | 305 | 25.4% | 87.4 | 2389 | 1.9 | -2.3 | 25.3% | 31.1% | .339 | -1 | -0.4 |
| Split-Finger FS | 208 | 17.3% | 86.6 | 1592 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 33.0% | 25.5% | .315 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Curveball CU | 136 | 11.3% | 79.9 | 2574 | -6.7 | -7.8 | 21.2% | 25.7% | .263 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Cutter FC | 66 | 5.5% | 90.3 | 2302 | 9.3 | -1.8 | 31.0% | 31.8% | .581 | -3 | -4.3 |
Pitch types with 25+ pitches; knuckle curves and slow curves shown as curveballs. Grey rates: under 405 pitches of the type (Savant’s qualifying line, 2.5 per team game).
Season by season
| Seasonⓘ | Teamⓘ | Ageⓘ | Gⓘ | GSⓘ | IPⓘ | BFⓘ | K%ⓘ | BB%ⓘ | K−BB%ⓘ | CSW%ⓘ | xwOBAⓘ | FB Veloⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | SEA | 28 | 32 | 32 | 161.2 | 721 | 16.1% | 6.9% | 9.2% | 25.8% | .346 | 92.5 |
| 2020 | SEA | 29 | 9 | 9 | 47.0 | 194 | 24.2% | 10.3% | 13.9% | 28.8% | .282 | 95.0 |
| 2021 | SEA | 30 | 29 | 29 | 157.0 | 666 | 24.5% | 9.3% | 15.2% | 29.9% | .344 | 95.1 |
| 2022 | TOR | 31 | 32 | 20 | 100.2 | 454 | 27.3% | 12.8% | 14.5% | 29.0% | .366 | 94.9 |
| 2023 | TOR | 32 | 32 | 32 | 167.2 | 700 | 25.9% | 6.9% | 19.0% | 29.2% | .318 | 95.0 |
| 2024 | HOU | 33 | 32 | 32 | 175.2 | 736 | 28.0% | 6.0% | 22.0% | 30.9% | .301 | 95.5 |
| 2025 | LAA | 34 | 33 | 33 | 178.1 | 772 | 22.5% | 9.6% | 13.0% | 26.9% | .327 | 94.8 |
| 2026 | LAA | 35 | 14 | 14 | 67.2 | 305 | 22.0% | 9.8% | 12.1% | 26.6% | .333 | 95.5 |
| Career | — | — | 213 | 201 | 1055.2 | 4548 | 23.7% | 8.5% | 15.2% | 28.5% | .329 | 94.7 |