Yusei Kikuchi
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Yusei Kikuchi

#16
Pitcher Throws L
6'0", 210 lbs · Born Jun 17, 1991 · Debut 2019
4.92
2026 ERA
1-7
2026 W-L
67.2
2026 IP
67
2026 K
68
Bronze Live
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Career Stats

213
G
201
GS
49
W
65
L
1
SV
1055.2
IP
1,078
K
527
ER
4.92
ERA
1.540
WHIP

2026 Season

14
G
14
GS
1
W
7
L
0
SV
67.2
IP
67
K
37
ER
4.92
ERA
1.540
WHIP

Recent Game Log

DateOppH/AIPERKBBHRPCW/L/S
2026-09-27 Seattle Mariners A 5.0 3 7 1 0 90 L
2026-09-22 Athletics A 5.1 2 2 1 0 88 —
2026-09-16 Seattle Mariners H 4.1 4 4 5 0 99 L
2026-09-11 Washington Nationals A 4.0 1 5 4 0 88 —
2026-09-05 Pittsburgh Pirates A 6.0 0 6 3 0 89 W
2026-08-30 Philadelphia Phillies H 7.0 2 6 1 2 92 L
2026-08-23 Texas Rangers A 5.0 5 4 1 2 89 L
2026-04-29 Chicago White Sox A 2.0 0 1 1 0 35 —
2026-04-24 Kansas City Royals A 5.0 5 5 2 0 90 L
2026-04-19 San Diego Padres H 6.0 0 8 1 0 86 —

Recent Form

WindowGIPERKBBWLSVERAWHIP
Last 5G 5 24.2 10 24 14 1 2 — 3.65 1.622
Last 10G 10 49.2 22 48 20 1 5 — 3.99 1.409

Starter / Reliever Splits

RoleGIPERHHRKBBERAWHIPK/9BB/9
Starter 14 67.7 37 74 7 67 30 4.92 1.537 8.91 3.99

Home / Away Splits

SplitGIPERHHRKBBERAWHIPK/9BB/9
Home 4 22.3 10 21 2 26 8 4.03 1.299 10.48 3.22
Away 10 45.3 27 53 5 41 22 5.36 1.654 8.14 4.37

Pitch Count Breakdown

RangeGIPERKBBERAWHIP
1–40 Pitches 1 2.0 — 1 1 0.00 1.500
81–100 Pitches 13 65.7 37 66 29 5.07 1.538

Innings Pitched Breakdown

RangeGIPERKBBERAWHIP
1.0–2.2 IP 1 2.0 — 1 1 0.00 1.500
3.0–4.2 IP 4 16.0 11 15 14 6.19 2.125
5.0–6.2 IP 8 42.7 24 45 14 5.06 1.406
7.0+ IP 1 7.0 2 6 1 2.57 1.000

Today's Pitch-Family Matchup

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Yusei Kikuchi compare to other MLB pitchers?

HR/9
0.93
61th
K/9
8.91
55th
K Rate
22.0%
44th
K/BB Ratio
2.233
33th
BB Rate
9.8%
31th
BB/9
3.99
24th
ERA
4.92
20th
WHIP
1.537
7th
IP per Start
4.8
4th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 388 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

FF
Fastball
Usage: 39.3% Velo: 95.5 Whiff: 21.7% OPS-all: 0.778
SL
Slider/Sweeper
Usage: 22.9% Velo: 86.9 Whiff: 29.9% OPS-all: 0.910
FS
Splitter/Forkball
Usage: 17.8% Velo: 86.6 Whiff: 37.0% OPS-all: 0.604
Pitcher Type: FB/Split Pitcher Primary Family: Fastball Best Pitch: CU (lowest OPS allowed) Weakest Pitch: FC (highest OPS allowed)

Pitch Arsenal 2026

PitchFamilyUsage VeloSpin Horz MoveVert Move ExtRel XRel Z Strike%Whiff%CSW% Lg WhiffW.Rank GradeSample
FF Fastball 39.3% 95.5 2,236 +4.4" +8.8" 6.8ft 2.09 5.48 46.4% 21.7% 23.9% 23.3% #723 — OK
SL Slider/Sweeper 22.9% 86.9 2,393 -0.7" +0.9" 6.8ft 2.13 5.55 51.4% 29.9% 31.0% 35.1% #655 — OK
FS Splitter/Forkball 17.8% 86.6 1,591 +5.6" +5.1" 6.9ft 1.62 5.73 40.4% 37.0% 25.8% 38.2% #106 — OK
CU Curve/Slurve 11.1% 79.7 2,573 -3.7" -3.9" 6.8ft 1.86 5.77 45.4% 25.5% 26.2% 33.0% #361 — OK
FC Fastball 8.6% 89.8 2,308 -0.6" +4.6" 6.9ft 2.01 5.55 46.8% 31.0% 27.5% 29.7% #251 — OK
SI Fastball 0.2% 96.2 — +4.7" +8.8" 6.9ft 2.00 5.34 0.0% — 0.0% 17.3% — — Small

Velo = avg release speed (mph). Move in inches, induced (gravity-removed).

Pitch Results Allowed (by Family) 2026

Pitch FamilyPA AVGOBPSLGOPS K%BB%HR Hard%Brl% OPS RankSampleRead
Fastball 154 .305.390.435 0.825 18.2%11.0% 1 53.8%5.7% #845 OK —
Slider/Sweeper 84 .304.417.493 0.910 19.1%16.7% 3 37.0%9.3% #928 OK —
Splitter/ForkballSmall-ish 53 .170.170.434 0.604 35.9%0.0% 4 38.2%11.8% #127 Small-ish —
Curve/SlurveSmall-ish 32 .207.219.345 0.564 18.8%3.1% 0 28.0%0.0% #289 Small-ish —

OPS Rank = lower OPS allowed is better. Rank 1 = best among all pitchers using that family this season.

Pitcher Summary 2026

Top pitches by usage

FF
Fastball
Usage: 39.3% Velo: 95.5 Whiff: 21.7% OPS-all: 0.778
SL
Slider/Sweeper
Usage: 22.9% Velo: 86.9 Whiff: 29.9% OPS-all: 0.910
FS
Splitter/Forkball
Usage: 17.8% Velo: 86.6 Whiff: 37.0% OPS-all: 0.604

Pitch mix

48.2%
FB
22.9%
SL
11.1%
CB
17.8%
SP

Total pitches this season: 1,266 · Reliable

MLB The Show Card Reference

Yusei Kikuchi
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Yusei Kikuchi SP · Free Agents
Live Bronze ▼ Crashing
Buy-Now
38
Sell-Now Net
0
Flip Profit
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24h
-7 (-15.6%)
7d
+1 (+2.7%)
Stamina 72
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