Yusei Kikuchi

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 210lb (183cm, 95kg)

Team: Los Angeles Angels (majors)

Born: June 17, 1991 in Morioka, Japan jp

High School: Hanamaki Higashi (Iwate, Japan)

Debut: March 21, 2019 (Age 27-277d, 21,815th in major league history)
vs. OAK 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2025 Contract Status: Signed thru 2027, 3 yrs/$63.68M (25-27)

Service Time (01/2025): 6.000 • Free Agent: 2028

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: Yusei Kikuchi

Nicknames: U Say

Pronunciation: \YOU-say key-KOO-chee\

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SUMMARY

2025

Career

WAR

0.4

4.5

ERA

4.31

4.56

172

160

31.1

841.0

865

WHIP

1.596

1.353

4/24 The Blue Jays and righty Connor Overton are in agreement on a minor league contract, per the transaction log at MLB.com. The KHG Sports client spent spring training with the Mets and pitched well (5 1/3
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Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games Table
Date	Tm		Opp	Result	App,Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	WP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	GmSc	WPA	aLI	cWPA	acLi	RE24
2025-04-26	LAA	@	MIN	L, 1-5	GS-3, L	5	2.0	9	4	4	4	0	0	1	19	66	37	12	3	9	6	5	0	18	-0.345	0.87	-0.2%	0.83	-4.834
2025-04-20	LAA		SFG	W, 5-4	GS-6	4	5.1	5	1	0	4	6	0	0	25	102	64	17	10	6	9	4	0	58	0.120	1.24	0.1%	1.18	1.447
2025-04-15	LAA	@	TEX	L, 0-4	GS-6, L	5	6.0	3	1	1	2	6	0	0	22	79	51	13	8	4	10	3	2	66	0.148	1.06	0.1%	1.29	1.879
2025-04-09	LAA	@	TBR	L, 4-5	GS-6, L	6	6.0	6	4	4	3	5	1	0	25	104	63	20	6	9	8	4	2	46	-0.133	0.91	-0.1%	1.02	-1.121
2025-04-02	LAA	@	STL	L, 5-12	GS-6	5	6.0	4	3	3	5	6	2	0	26	104	59	14	10	4	11	2	3	53	-0.085	1.15	-0.1%	1.18	0.034

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/BB	Awards
2019	28	SEA	AL	0.2	6	11	.353	5.46	32	32	0	1	1	0	161.2	195	109	98	36	50	0	116	6	1	5	721	80	5.71	1.515	10.9	2.0	2.8	6.5	2.32
2020	29	SEA	AL	0.1	2	4	.333	5.17	9	9	0	0	0	0	47.0	41	27	27	3	20	0	47	0	0	3	194	83	3.30	1.298	7.9	0.6	3.8	9.0	2.35
2021	30	SEA	AL	1.7	7	9	.438	4.41	29	29	0	0	0	0	157.0	145	82	77	27	62	0	163	5	0	6	666	93	4.61	1.318	8.3	1.5	3.6	9.3	2.63	AS
2022	31	TOR	AL	-1.1	6	7	.462	5.19	32	20	4	0	0	1	100.2	93	67	58	23	58	0	124	9	0	3	454	74	5.62	1.500	8.3	2.1	5.2	11.1	2.14
2023	32	TOR	AL	1.8	11	6	.647	3.86	32	32	0	0	0	0	167.2	165	78	72	27	48	0	181	4	0	7	700	111	4.12	1.270	8.9	1.4	2.6	9.7	3.77
2024	33	2TM	AL	1.4	9	10	.474	4.05	32	32	0	0	0	0	175.2	167	85	79	25	44	0	206	2	0	4	736	100	3.46	1.201	8.6	1.3	2.3	10.6	4.68	CYA-9
2024	33	TOR	AL	0.0	4	9	.308	4.75	22	22	0	0	0	0	115.2	125	63	61	17	30	0	130	2	0	2	497	86	3.66	1.340	9.7	1.3	2.3	10.1	4.33
2024	33	HOU	AL	1.3	5	1	.833	2.70	10	10	0	0	0	0	60.0	42	22	18	8	14	0	76	0	0	2	239	148	3.07	0.933	6.3	1.2	2.1	11.4	5.43
2025	34	LAA	AL	0.4	0	4	.000	4.31	6	6	0	0	0	0	31.1	32	16	15	4	18	0	28	0	0	1	140	96	4.65	1.596	9.2	1.1	5.2	8.0	1.56
7 Yrs				4.4	41	51	.446	4.56	172	160	4	1	1	1	841.0	838	464	426	145	300	0	865	26	1	29	3611	91	4.53	1.353	9.0	1.6	3.2	9.3	2.88
162 Game Avg				0.9	8	10	.446	4.56	35	33	1	0	0	0	172	172	95	87	30	61	0	177	5	0	6	740	91	4.53	1.353	9.0	1.6	3.2	9.3	2.88

TOR (3 Yrs)				0.8	21	22	.488	4.48	86	74	4	0	0	1	384.0	383	208	191	67	136	0	435	15	0	12	1651	92	4.37	1.352	9.0	1.6	3.2	10.2	3.20
SEA (3 Yrs)				1.9	15	24	.385	4.97	70	70	0	1	1	0	365.2	381	218	202	66	132	0	326	11	1	14	1581	85	4.93	1.403	9.4	1.6	3.2	8.0	2.47
HOU (1 Yr)				1.3	5	1	.833	2.70	10	10	0	0	0	0	60.0	42	22	18	8	14	0	76	0	0	2	239	148	3.07	0.933	6.3	1.2	2.1	11.4	5.43
LAA (1 Yr)				0.4	0	4	.000	4.31	6	6	0	0	0	0	31.1	32	16	15	4	18	0	28	0	0	1	140	96	4.65	1.596	9.2	1.1	5.2	8.0	1.56

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	BB	BF	FIP	WHIP	H9	BB9
2023	32	TOR	AL	5.40	1	1.2	3	1	1	1	8	5.06	2.400	16.2	5.4
1 Yr				5.40	1	1.2	3	1	1	1	8	5.06	2.400	16.2	5.4
162 Game Avg				5.40	68	82	204	68	68	68	544	5.06	2.400	16.2	5.4

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	RA9extras	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Awards
2019	28	SEA	AL	161.2	32	32	109	6.07	5.04	-0.33	0.24		94	5.28	-14	-1.3		-0.1	0.2	3	.459	.492
2020	29	SEA	AL	47.0	9	9	27	5.17	5.05	0.23	0.25	0.00	92	4.67	-3	-0.3		-0.1	0.1	2	.468	.498
2021	30	SEA	AL	157.0	29	29	82	4.70	4.92	-0.01	0.23	0.00	95	4.91	4	0.3		-0.1	1.7	19	.510	.502	AS
2022	31	TOR	AL	100.2	32	20	67	5.99	4.36	0.25	0.11	0.00	100	4.20	-20	-2.0	0.56	0.0	-1.1	-11	.437	.488
2023	32	TOR	AL	167.2	32	32	78	4.19	4.77	0.54	0.22	0.00	101	4.48	6	0.3		-0.1	1.8	22	.511	.502
2024	33	2TM	AL	175.2	32	32	85	4.35	4.59	0.46	0.21	0.00	98	4.26	-2	-0.2		-0.1	1.4	14	.494	.497	CYA-9
2024	33	TOR	AL	115.2	22	22	63	4.90	4.67	0.66	0.21	0.00	99	4.19	-9	-1.0		-0.1	0.0	1	.456	.494
2024	33	HOU	AL	60.0	10	10	22	3.30	4.42	0.07	0.20	0.00	97	4.39	7	0.8		0.0	1.3	13	.579	.505
2025	34	LAA	AL	31.1	6	6	16	4.60	4.30	-0.68	0.19	0.00	102	5.28	2	0.2		-0.1	0.4	5	.530	.501
7 Yrs				841.0	172	160	464	4.97	4.76	0.16	0.21	0.00	97	4.68	-27	-3.0	0.56	-0.6	4.4	54	.483	.496
162 Game Avg				172	35	33	95	4.97	4.76	0.16	0.21	0.00	97	4.68	-6	-0.6	0.56	-0.1	0.9	11	.483	.496

TOR (3 Yrs)				384.0	86	74	208	4.88	4.63	0.50	0.19	0.00	100	4.32	-24	-2.6	0.56	-0.2	0.8	12	.469	.495
SEA (3 Yrs)				365.2	70	70	218	5.37	4.99	-0.12	0.24	0.00	94	5.04	-13	-1.3		-0.3	1.9	25	.481	.497
HOU (1 Yr)				60.0	10	10	22	3.30	4.42	0.07	0.20	0.00	97	4.39	7	0.8		0.0	1.3	13	.579	.505
LAA (1 Yr)				31.1	6	6	16	4.60	4.30	-0.68	0.19	0.00	102	5.28	2	0.2		-0.1	0.4	5	.530	.501

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					Batting Against					Pitching Ratios			Batted Ball						Win Probability
Season	Age	Team	Lg	IP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	HR%	K%	BB%	EV	HardH%	LD%	GB%	FB%	GB/FB	WPA	cWPA	RE24	Awards
2019	28	SEA	AL	161.2	.295	.348	.539	.888	.310	5.0	16.1	6.9	89.3	42.5	25.1	43.9	21.9	0.80	-2.1	0.1%	-21.29
2020	29	SEA	AL	47.0	.238	.314	.366	.681	.306	1.5	24.2	10.3	88.9	34.8	27.6	52.8	16.5	1.12	-0.2	-0.3%	-2.86
2021	30	SEA	AL	157.0	.243	.319	.432	.751	.289	4.1	24.5	9.3	91.4	47.2	25.2	48.9	22.0	0.97	0.5	-0.2%	-0.31	AS
2022	31	TOR	AL	100.2	.243	.353	.493	.847	.293	5.1	27.3	12.8	91.5	48.3	25.9	44.1	24.0	0.79	-2.2	-1.5%	-20.69
2023	32	TOR	AL	167.2	.255	.311	.426	.737	.315	3.9	25.9	6.9	90.0	42.5	26.1	39.4	25.5	0.66	1.0	0.5%	10.65
2024	33	2TM	AL	175.2	.245	.291	.391	.682	.312	3.4	28.0	6.0	89.6	45.0	22.9	41.5	29.5	0.72	0.8	1.1%	4.69	CYA-9
2024	33	TOR	AL	115.2	.272	.318	.431	.750	.344	3.4	26.2	6.0	89.9	45.1	24.2	39.7	29.6	0.68	-0.2	0.3%	-3.42
2024	33	HOU	AL	60.0	.188	.234	.308	.542	.241	3.3	31.8	5.9	88.7	45.0	20.1	45.6	29.5	0.84	1.1	0.7%	8.12
2025	34	LAA	AL	31.1	.264	.357	.405	.762	.311	2.9	20.0	12.9	89.7	40.4	22.3	40.4	28.7	0.69	-0.4	-0.2%	-2.72
7 Yrs				841.0	.257	.323	.447	.770	.306	4.0	24.0	8.3	90.1	44.1	25.0	43.8	24.3	0.79	-2.6	-0.6%	-32.52
MLB Average					.246	.317	.411	.728	.293	3.2	22.8	8.5	88.4	39.1	24.3	42.4	25.3	0.75

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					Batting Against					Pitching Ratios			Batted Ball				Win Probability
Season	Age	Team	Lg	IP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	HR%	K%	BB%	LD%	GB%	FB%	GB/FB	WPA	cWPA	RE24	Awards
2023	32	TOR	AL	1.2	.429	.500	.429	.929	.429	0.0	0.0	12.5	0.0	71.4	14.3	5.00	-0.1	-0.7%	-0.81
1 Yr				1.2	.429	.500	.429	.929	.429	0.0	0.0	12.5	0.0	71.4	14.3	5.00	-0.1	-0.7%	-0.81
MLB Average					.253	.330	.432	.763	.309	3.7	24.1	9.1	23.0	41.2	26.4	0.71

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					Batting			Batting Ratios			Batted Ball								Win Probability
Season	Age	Team	Lg	PA	rOBA	Rbat+	ISO	HR%	SO%	BB%	EV	HardH%	LD%	GB%	FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	WPA	cWPA	RE24	XBT%	Pos	Awards
2019	28	SEA	AL	2	.888	869	.000	0.0	50.0	0.0	37.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.56	0.0	1

2021	30	SEA	AL	2	.000	-121	.000	0.0	100.0	0.0									0.0	0.0%	-0.28		1	AS
2 Yrs				4	.296	227	.000	0.0	75.0	0.0	37.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.28	0.0	1
MLB Average					.321	100	.165	3.2	22.8	8.5	88.4	39.1	24.3	42.4	25.3	29.5	52.4	18.1				41.5

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					Win Probability
Season	Age	Team	Lg	PA	WPA	cWPA	Pos	Awards
2023	32	TOR	AL	0	0.0	0.0%	/1
1 Yr				0	0.0	0.0%	/1
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					Standard											DRS		Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
2019	28	SEA	AL	P	32	32	1	161.2	23	10	12	1	1	.957	.945	-2	-2	1.22	1.22	0.69	1.21	8	3	27.3	27.3	2
2020	29	SEA	AL	P	9	9	0	47.0	8	3	5	0	0	1.000	.946	0	0	1.53	1.24	0.89	1.20	5	0	0.0	25.6	0
2021	30	SEA	AL	P	29	29	0	157.0	19	6	13	0	1	1.000	.946	3	4	1.09	1.16	0.66	1.13	4	3	42.9	23.3	1	AS
2022	31	TOR	AL	P	32	20	0	100.2	16	4	11	1	1	.938	.943	4	8	1.34	1.13	0.47	1.12	1	3	75.0	25.3	1
2023	32	TOR	AL	P	32	32	0	167.2	15	4	10	1	2	.933	.959	-2	-2	0.75	1.26	0.44	1.25	14	1	6.7	20.6	0
2024	33	2TM	AL	P	32	32	0	175.2	20	7	13	0	0	*1.000*	.950	2	2	1.02	1.31	0.63	1.29	8	4	33.3	21.8	0	CYA-9
2024	33	TOR	AL	P	22	22	0	115.2	16	5	11	0	0	1.000	.950	3	5	1.24	1.31	0.73	1.29	2	3	60.0	21.8	0
2024	33	HOU	AL	P	10	10	0	60.0	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	.950	-1	-3	0.60	1.31	0.40	1.29	6	1	14.3	21.7	0
2025	34	LAA	AL	P	6	6	0	31.1	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	.945	1	6	0.57	1.38	0.33	1.33	2	0	0.0	20.0	0
7 Yrs					172	160	1	841.0	103	35	65	3	5	.971	.948	6	1	1.07	1.23	0.58	1.21	42	14	25.0	23.3	4

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					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	Awards
2023	32	TOR	AL	P	1	0	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0
1 Yr					1	0	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0

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How old is Yusei Kikuchi?

Yusei Kikuchi is 33 years old.

When was Yusei Kikuchi born?

Yusei Kikuchi was born on June 17, 1991.

Where was Yusei Kikuchi born?

Yusei Kikuchi was born in Morioka, Iwate.

How tall is Yusei Kikuchi?

Yusei Kikuchi is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much does Yusei Kikuchi weigh?

Yusei Kikuchi weighs 210 lbs (95 kg).

How many seasons has Yusei Kikuchi played?

Yusei Kikuchi is in his 7th season.

What position does Yusei Kikuchi play?

Yusei Kikuchi is a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts does Yusei Kikuchi have?

Yusei Kikuchi has 28 strikeouts this season and has 865 strikeouts over his career.

How much is Yusei Kikuchi worth?

Yusei Kikuchi makes $21,225,000.00 this year. His current contract terms are 3 yrs/$63.68M (25-27).

How many teams has Yusei Kikuchi played for?

Yusei Kikuchi has played for 4 teams; the Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels.

How many World Series has Yusei Kikuchi won?

Yusei Kikuchi has never won a World Series.

What are Yusei Kikuchi's nicknames?

U Say is a nickname for Yusei Kikuchi.

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