Yusei
Kikuchi
PAge : 35Throws : L
#16
Yusei Kikuchi
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2019-03-21
Born in : Morioka, Japan
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Los Angeles Angels | 14 | 1 | 7 | 4.92 | 67.2 | 67 | 1.54 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Angels | 33 | 7 | 11 | 3.99 | 178.1 | 174 | 1.42 |
| 2024 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 4.05 | 175.2 | 206 | 1.20 | |
| 2024 | Houston Astros | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2.70 | 60.0 | 76 | 0.93 |
| 2024 | Toronto Blue Jays | 22 | 4 | 9 | 4.75 | 115.2 | 130 | 1.34 |
| 2023 | Toronto Blue Jays | 32 | 11 | 6 | 3.86 | 167.2 | 181 | 1.27 |
| 2022 | Toronto Blue Jays | 32 | 6 | 7 | 5.19 | 100.2 | 124 | 1.50 |
| 2021 | Seattle Mariners | 29 | 7 | 9 | 4.41 | 157.0 | 163 | 1.32 |
| 2020 | Seattle Mariners | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5.17 | 47.0 | 47 | 1.30 |
| 2019 | Seattle Mariners | 32 | 6 | 11 | 5.46 | 161.2 | 116 | 1.52 |
| Career totals | 213 | 49 | 65 | 4.49 | 1055.2 | 1078 | 1.37 | |
ContractLos Angeles Angels payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 3 yrs · 2025–2027
- Total value
- 63.0 M$
- AAV
- 21.00 M$
2026
21.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
21.00 M$
Guaranteed
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.92
FIP
3.93
xFIP
4.19
ERA-
119
WHIP
1.54
K%
22.0 %
BB%
9.8 %
Strikeouts
67
Innings
67.7
Wins
1
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.8
Strikeouts
113
2026 WAR
1.1
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+3)
- 20232.6 WAR · 2.8 per full season
- 20243.6 WAR · 3.7 per full season
- 20252.3 WAR · 2.3 per full season
- 20261.1 WAR · 2.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
-27 · 35 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
71
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 79
- STF
- Stuff
- 79
- CTL
- Control
- 70
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 63
- STA
- Stamina
- 67
- DUR
- Durability
- 76
- EX
- Experience
- 75
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
1.1
#110 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
26 / 100
#123 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
10 / 100
Surplus $-10.2M · salary $21.0MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.93 · RA9-WAR: 0.5
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
95.5 mi/h
68th percentile
K%
22.0 %
54th percentile
BB%
9.8 %
23th percentile
xERA
4.76
30th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.333
30th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.3 %
42th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LAA | 1.1 | 26 | 71 | 95.5 | 22.0 | 9.8 | 4.76 | .333 |
| 2025 | LAA | 2.3 | 42 | 76 | 94.8 | 22.5 | 9.6 | 4.48 | .327 |
| 2024 | HOU | 3.6 | 81 | 78 | 95.5 | 28.0 | 6.0 | 3.70 | .302 |
| 2023 | TOR | 2.6 | 71 | 72 | 95.1 | 25.9 | 6.9 | 4.27 | .318 |
| 2022 | TOR | -0.9 | 4 | 67 | 94.9 | 27.3 | 12.8 | 5.66 | .365 |
| 2021 | SEA | 1.1 | 34 | 70 | 95.1 | 24.5 | 9.3 | 5.12 | .344 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ SEA | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4.92 |
| Sep 22 | @ ATH | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.88 |
| Sep 16 | vs SEA | 4.1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5.02 |
| Sep 11 | @ WSH | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4.75 |
| Sep 5 | @ PIT | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4.96 |
| Aug 30 | vs PHI | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5.65 |
| Aug 23 | @ TEX | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6.25 |
| Apr 29 | @ CWS | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.81 |
| Apr 24 | @ KC | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6.21 |
| Apr 18 | vs SD | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5.63 |