Yusei Kikuchi

#16 - Starting Pitcher

Toronto Blue Jays

Bats / Throws	Left / Left
Date of Birth	6/17/1991 (32)
Height, Weight	6'0", 200 lb
Hometown	Morioka, JPN

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	10-6	162.2	3.82	1.27	26.0%	6.8%	29.5%

	40^th 7 W	41^st 113 IP	63^rd 4.60 ERA	85^th 1.33 WHIP	34^th 21.7% K%	61^st 8.0% BB%	50^th 28.1% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	95.1	13.7%	28.1%	42.0%	5.14	4.17

	45^th 93.5 FB MPH	36^th 11.8% SwStr%	116^th 27.5% HC%	120^th 43.6% GB%	36^th 4.99 PLV	74^th 4.56 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2019	SEA	32	32	161.2	6	11	5.46	-	5.73	-	1.52	10.9	16.1%	6.9%	.310	-	-	2.00	-	70.8%	9.5%	25.8%	-
2020	SEA	9	9	47.0	2	4	5.17	3.67	3.29	3.60	1.30	7.9	24.2%	10.3%	.306	23.4%	57.6%	0.57	11.5%	59.9%	13.8%	28.8%	5.14
2021	SEA	29	29	157.0	7	9	4.41	4.77	4.61	3.72	1.32	8.3	24.5%	9.3%	.289	30.9%	50.7%	1.55	24.8%	74.6%	13.4%	29.9%	5.00
2022	TOR	32	20	100.2	6	7	5.19	5.43	5.63	3.86	1.50	8.3	27.3%	12.8%	.293	27.4%	47.9%	2.06	31.1%	72.8%	14.7%	29.0%	4.91
2023	TOR	31	31	162.2	10	6	3.82	4.14	4.08	3.71	1.27	8.9	26.0%	6.8%	.315	28.1%	42.0%	1.44	17.2%	77.8%	13.7%	29.5%	5.14
SP MLB Percentile		84	84	79	74	48	68	63	64	87	56	41	82	68	24	42	39	39	31	84	80	74	81
SP MLB AVG		21	21	113.0	7	7	4.60	4.56	4.59	4.54	1.33	8.9	21.7%	8.0%	.296	27.5%	43.6%	1.38	15.4%	72.2%	11.8%	28.1%	4.99
5 Years		133	121	629.0	31	37	4.71	-	-	-	1.38	9.1	23.1%	8.7%	.304	26.2%	47.7%	1.65	31.9%	72.9%	12.7%	28.5%	5.04

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 45%
Slider | 26%
Curveball | 19%
Changeup | 10%
Cutter | 0%
All Pitches

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 All

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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2019	92.4	36.5%	-	-	7.6%	17.6%	25.2%	64.9%	57.4%	-	-	.325	.412	.319	-	-	-	-	-
2020	95.0	37.0%	16.9%	47.6%	12.9%	14.6%	27.6%	57.1%	53.1%	36.4%	27.3%	.255	.320	.364	0.0%	.261	.322	20.4%	2,208
2021	95.1	36.0%	19.2%	48.8%	12.5%	18.7%	31.2%	59.6%	56.2%	29.0%	36.6%	.205	.308	.279	20.6%	.230	.332	28.1%	2,226
2022	94.9	51.1%	18.3%	46.7%	10.4%	18.3%	28.7%	57.6%	53.6%	41.5%	35.8%	.257	.392	.281	28.9%	.288	.421	30.3%	2,250
2023	95.1	45.2%	25.3%	47.7%	11.8%	17.5%	29.3%	61.3%	56.5%	31.4%	41.5%	.267	.328	.336	13.6%	.244	.322	30.2%	2,323
SP MLB Percentile	76	69	40	22	77	47	68	18	26	39	45	53	70	28	57	70	74	56	70
SP MLB AVG	93.5	38.3%	26.5%	50.9%	9.7%	17.9%	27.7%	65.6%	59.7%	34.2%	41.8%	.275	.364	.309	15.5%	.269	.363	31.3%	2,257

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.261	.322	.367	.379	20.4%	3.0%	45.5%	27.8%	91.0	89.5	16.4	4.4	10.9	2.1	5.7	6.8	2,208
2021	.230	.332	.317	.461	28.1%	15.1%	48.4%	26.3%	92.6	91.6	17.3	6.5	9.5	2.1	5.5	6.7	2,226
2022	.288	.421	.336	.499	30.3%	18.9%	50.5%	29.0%	93.2	91.6	14.3	7.2	10.0	1.6	5.3	6.9	2,250
2023	.244	.322	.301	.393	30.2%	6.3%	42.8%	27.8%	90.8	90.3	19.8	6.3	9.4	2.2	5.2	6.9	2,323
SP MLB Percentile	70	74	41	67	56	85	52	60	57	29	47	74	54	96	5	82	70
SP MLB AVG	.269	.363	.297	.413	31.3%	10.6%	43.2%	29.5%	91.1	89.0	19.1	4.8	9.1	-0.7	5.8	6.5	2,257

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	992	255	41	14	4	16	32	22	0	0	644	348	.325	.628	.412
2020	294	54	7	5	0	0	14	7	0	2	168	126	.255	.362	.320
2021	923	171	15	8	1	7	58	16	4	2	550	373	.205	.411	.308
2022	941	186	24	3	0	11	43	27	9	2	542	399	.257	.500	.392
2023	1,240	245	45	5	0	9	63	21	2	1	760	480	.267	.412	.328
SP MLB Percentile	90	80	9	59	46	25	85	28	18	5	86	5	53	76	70
SP MLB AVG	638	156	22	8	1	6	33	16	1	0	422	215	.275	.492	.364

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19.5%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	36.4%	36.4%	27.3%	12.1%	0.0%	42.4%	24.2%	33.3%	18.4%	0.0%	21.2%	33.3%	36.4%	6.1%	42.4%
2021	29.0%	34.4%	36.6%	9.7%	20.6%	17.2%	49.5%	33.3%	18.3%	2.2%	23.7%	25.8%	29.0%	4.3%	52.7%
2022	41.5%	22.6%	35.8%	6.6%	28.9%	31.8%	37.4%	30.8%	17.5%	2.8%	27.4%	18.9%	26.4%	5.7%	43.4%
2023	31.4%	27.0%	41.5%	15.1%	13.6%	23.3%	35.2%	41.5%	19.2%	1.9%	21.4%	34.0%	28.9%	7.5%	40.3%
SP MLB Percentile	39	24	45	69	57	7	48	93	29	29	51	63	21	50	42
SP MLB AVG	34.2%	24.0%	41.8%	12.4%	15.5%	32.0%	35.4%	32.6%	21.2%	3.2%	22.0%	31.6%	24.8%	7.9%	39.5%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2019	-	-	-	-	.325	.412	.319	.373	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	20.4%	3.0%	45.5%	27.8%	.255	.320	.364	.364	.261	.322	.367	.379	91.0	89.5	16.4
2021	28.1%	15.1%	48.4%	26.3%	.205	.308	.279	.333	.230	.332	.317	.461	92.6	91.6	17.3
2022	30.3%	18.9%	50.5%	29.0%	.257	.392	.281	.355	.288	.421	.336	.499	93.2	91.6	14.3
2023	30.2%	6.3%	42.8%	27.8%	.267	.328	.336	.373	.244	.322	.301	.393	90.8	90.3	19.8
SP MLB Percentile	56	85	52	60	53	70	28	32	70	74	41	67	57	29	47
SP MLB AVG	31.3%	10.6%	43.2%	29.5%	.275	.364	.309	.354	.269	.363	.297	.413	91.1	89.0	19.1

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2019	-	-	7.6%	17.6%	25.2%	64.9%	57.4%	16.0%	47.3%	84.0%	-	-	20.5%	-	59.5%	46.3%
2020	16.9%	47.6%	12.9%	14.6%	27.6%	57.1%	53.1%	30.4%	42.5%	69.6%	65.4%	70.7%	18.8%	11.8%	51.1%	44.6%
2021	19.2%	48.8%	12.5%	18.7%	31.2%	59.6%	56.2%	30.5%	40.8%	69.5%	64.8%	71.0%	24.2%	18.1%	59.7%	53.7%
2022	18.3%	46.7%	10.4%	18.3%	28.7%	57.6%	53.6%	26.5%	39.3%	73.5%	68.5%	75.2%	21.2%	15.5%	54.9%	47.3%
2023	25.3%	47.7%	11.8%	17.5%	29.3%	61.3%	56.5%	26.9%	43.8%	73.1%	61.6%	78.1%	20.7%	22.0%	58.2%	50.3%
SP MLB Percentile	40	22	77	47	68	18	26	87	24	87	81	84	28	56	24	38
SP MLB AVG	26.5%	50.9%	9.7%	17.9%	27.7%	65.6%	59.7%	20.2%	47.7%	79.8%	69.4%	83.7%	23.2%	21.8%	62.7%	52.2%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	62.9%	15.6%	21.5%	-	16.3%	15.0%
2020	45.2%	27.2%	27.6%	28.2%	31.0%	40.8%	10.2%	33.3%	39.5%	65.0%	9.2%	25.9%	47.6%	9.4%	18.4%
2021	41.0%	27.5%	31.5%	39.0%	26.2%	34.8%	7.3%	30.4%	42.0%	65.3%	6.0%	28.7%	48.8%	7.3%	21.9%
2022	43.0%	21.5%	35.5%	36.2%	27.8%	35.9%	5.6%	34.3%	44.2%	66.7%	11.4%	21.9%	46.7%	10.7%	20.9%
2023	39.1%	29.0%	31.9%	46.2%	25.4%	28.4%	8.1%	28.8%	42.3%	64.4%	9.1%	26.5%	47.7%	10.5%	19.2%
SP MLB Percentile	70	47	30	27	36	79	64	49	54	92	90	34	22	15	69
SP MLB AVG	34.8%	29.0%	36.2%	51.6%	26.4%	22.0%	7.7%	29.2%	41.8%	57.3%	13.8%	28.8%	50.9%	13.7%	16.7%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2019	992	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	294	4.95	1,454	46.3%	13.6%	40.1%	6.1%	1.1	4.36	+1
2021	923	5.01	4,623	46.6%	17.1%	36.3%	10.3%	5.8	3.78	-4
2022	941	4.85	4,567	45.5%	14.6%	40.0%	5.5%	14.2	4.38	+8
2023	1,240	5.15	6,386	49.4%	14.1%	36.5%	13.0%	4.8	3.54	+4
SP MLB Percentile	90	81	90	81	7	62	62	33	-	26
SP MLB AVG	638	4.91	3,162	43.1%	18.3%	38.5%	4.6%	-	-	-1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2019	85.9	21.4%	-	-	15.8%	7.4%	23.2%	65.8%	58.6%	-	-	.240	.306	.282	-	-	-	-	-
2020	83.3	15.9%	43.2%	41.3%	19.0%	16.7%	35.7%	65.1%	61.1%	60.9%	21.7%	.167	.213	.143	40.0%	.157	.208	16.1%	2,348
2021	82.5	18.9%	44.9%	48.9%	17.8%	15.3%	33.1%	72.5%	64.0%	44.8%	32.4%	.266	.316	.340	23.5%	.241	.292	29.3%	2,410
2022	86.5	28.3%	48.9%	47.1%	20.5%	13.4%	33.9%	74.7%	66.9%	45.8%	26.0%	.283	.408	.364	36.0%	.241	.354	28.0%	2,371
2023	88.7	25.8%	42.9%	49.5%	18.2%	12.0%	30.3%	71.9%	65.1%	52.4%	25.9%	.219	.293	.283	23.7%	.229	.311	25.1%	2,391
SP MLB Percentile	95	58	94	91	77	31	54	98	96	86	15	59	53	46	22	48	41	38	46
SP MLB AVG	84.1	23.9%	33.0%	41.0%	15.3%	14.4%	29.6%	62.3%	56.7%	41.2%	37.3%	.237	.305	.287	16.7%	.228	.301	23.7%	2,398

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.157	.208	.131	.280	16.1%	8.7%	13.0%	9.7%	87.1	89.9	6.3	0.6	-0.5	2.1	5.8	6.8	2,348
2021	.241	.292	.307	.416	29.3%	8.6%	41.0%	27.4%	89.6	89.2	12.3	1.1	-1.5	1.8	5.8	6.7	2,410
2022	.241	.354	.299	.472	28.0%	12.5%	50.5%	30.2%	92.1	92.2	10.2	1.3	1.3	1.6	5.5	6.8	2,371
2023	.229	.311	.287	.409	25.1%	11.6%	42.6%	26.3%	89.1	88.1	7.0	1.2	2.1	2.1	5.3	6.8	2,391
SP MLB Percentile	48	41	37	29	38	15	20	38	26	35	88	17	69	93	9	78	46
SP MLB AVG	.228	.301	.272	.379	23.7%	8.0%	37.5%	24.9%	87.3	87.1	15.0	3.7	1.1	-0.9	5.7	6.4	2,398

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	582	196	29	6	0	7	45	17	3	1	383	199	.240	.394	.306