Yusei Kikuchi stats
AngelsStarting Pitcher · #16
Bio
- Age
- 35 yearsJun 17, 1991
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 210 lbs
- Experience
- 8 yearsDebut 2019
- Birthplace
- Iwate, Japan
Bio
- Age
- 35 yearsJun 17, 1991
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 210 lbs
- Experience
- 8 yearsDebut 2019
- Birthplace
- Iwate, Japan
Stats
Standard
Angels- GP
- 12
- W
- 1
- L
- 6
- ERA
- 5.02
- IP
- 57.1
- K
- 58
- BB
- 28
- WHIP
- 1.55
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | SEA | 32 | 6 | 11 | 5.46 | 161.2 | 116 | 50 | 1.52 |
| 2020 | SEA | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5.17 | 47.0 | 47 | 20 | 1.30 |
| 2021 | SEA | 29 | 7 | 9 | 4.41 | 157.0 | 163 | 62 | 1.32 |
| 2022 | TOR | 32 | 6 | 7 | 5.19 | 100.2 | 124 | 58 | 1.50 |
| 2023 | TOR | 32 | 11 | 6 | 3.86 | 167.2 | 181 | 48 | 1.27 |
| 2024 |  TOR/HOU | 32 | 9 | 10 | 4.05 | 175.2 | 206 | 44 | 1.20 |
| 2025 | LAA | 33 | 7 | 11 | 3.99 | 178.1 | 174 | 74 | 1.42 |
| 2026 | LAA | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5.02 | 57.1 | 58 | 28 | 1.55 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 211
- W
- 49
- L
- 64
- ERA
- 4.49
- IP
- 1045.1
- K
- 1,069
- BB
- 384
- WHIP
- 1.37
Career Postseason
- GP
- 1
- W
- 0
- L
- 0
- ERA
- 5.40
- IP
- 1.2
- K
- 0
- BB
- 1
- WHIP
- 2.40
Expanded
- QS
- 3
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 9.1
- GB
- 74
- FB
- 98
- G/F
- 0.80
- WP
- 3
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | SEA | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 246 | 303 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2020 | SEA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 67 | 60 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2021 | SEA | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 217 | 219 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | TOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 117 | 146 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2023 | TOR | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 187 | 280 | 0.7 | 7 |
| 2024 | TOR/HOU | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 | 206 | 278 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2025 | LAA | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 210 | 311 | 0.7 | 8 |
| 2026 | LAA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 74 | 98 | 0.8 | 3 |
Career regular season
- QS
- 67
- CG
- 1
- SHO
- 1
- K/9
- 9.2
- GB
- 1,324
- FB
- 1,695
- G/F
- 0.80
- WP
- 39
Latest performance
Yusei Kikuchi
Sep 16 · vs SEA · L 7-2
- IP
- 4.1
- H
- 5
- R
- 5
- ER
- 4
- BB
- 5
- K
- 4
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 5.02
Games
All gamesNext
at ATHWed, Sep 23
vs ATH since 2022
- 5
- GP
- 22.2
- IP
- 16
- H
- 16
- R
- 16
- ER
- 17
- K
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 16 | vs SEAL 7-2 | 4.1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | at WSHL 4-3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Sat, Sep 05 | at PITW 6-1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun, Aug 30 | vs PHIL 5-2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Sun, Aug 23 | at TEXL 5-3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Wed, Apr 29 | at CHWL 3-2 F/10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What are Yusei Kikuchi's career stats?
Yusei Kikuchi has played 8 seasons for the Mariners, the Blue Jays and the Angels. He has 49 wins and 1,069 strikeouts with a 4.49 ERA over 1,045.1 innings. His best season so far is 2023: 11 wins, a 3.86 ERA and 181 strikeouts.
Best single games
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 13 @ SF on Jul 9, 2024, L 4-3
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2019.
League leaderboards and awards
8 seasons, 1 postseason, 2019 to 2026
Yusei Kikuchi finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Season top 10 finishes
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 2024 (8th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Yusei Kikuchi
Playoff series
Yusei Kikuchi played 1 game across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 0 won, 1 lost.
| Season | Opp | Series | G | IPIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ERER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | KK: Batters this pitcher struck out. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  MIN | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Yusei Kikuchi against each club
- vs Baltimore Orioles (14)
- vs New York Yankees (13)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (12)
- vs Boston Red Sox (9)
- vs Texas Rangers (9)
- vs Kansas City Royals (7)
- vs Seattle Mariners (7)
- vs Houston Astros (6)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (6)
- vs Athletics (5)
- vs Chicago White Sox (5)
- vs Detroit Tigers (5)
- vs Minnesota Twins (5)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (4)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (4)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (4)
- vs Atlanta Braves (3)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (3)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (3)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (3)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (2)
- vs Miami Marlins (2)
- vs San Diego Padres (2)
- vs San Francisco Giants (2)
- vs Washington Nationals (2)
- vs Chicago Cubs (1)
- vs Colorado Rockies (1)
- vs New York Mets (1)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (1)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (1)
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