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Yusei Kikuchi

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

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

Team: Toronto Blue Jays (majors)

Born: June 17, 1991 in Morioka, Japan jp

High School: Hanamaki Higashi (Iwate, Japan)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 3 yrs/$36M (22-24)

Service Time (01/2024): 5.000 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: Yusei Kikuchi

Nicknames: U Say

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

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.9

3.5

ERA

3.25

4.58

145

133

61.0

695.0

692

WHIP

1.197

1.367

2023 Player Pitching Game Log

2023 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	GDP	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2023-04-04	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Kansas City Royals	1-5	W	5.0	3	1	1	1	2	1	0	58	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	69	47	9	9	7	8	4	0
2	2023-04-09	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Los Angeles Angels	1-5		4.1	9	6	6	1	6	3	0	26	21	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	99	59	11	12	6	9	2	1
3	2023-04-15	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Tampa Bay Rays	1-6	W	6.0	4	1	1	1	9	1	0	68	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	94	67	12	11	5	8	4	1
4	2023-04-21	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	New York Yankees	1-6	W	6.0	4	1	1	2	3	1	0	61	20	0	0	1	0	1	0	22	90	54	10	5	9	8	4	1
5	2023-04-26	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Chicago White Sox	1-6	W	5.2	4	0	0	1	8	0	0	68	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	89	60	16	15	3	9	4	0
6	2023-05-02	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Boston Red Sox	1-5		4.1	9	5	5	0	2	2	1	27	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	22	93	57	11	12	6	13	4	1
7	2023-05-07	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-7	W	6.1	4	0	0	2	3	0	0	66	23	2	0	0	3	0	0	25	93	58	14	5	7	13	3	3
8	2023-05-14	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Atlanta Braves	1-5		4.0	9	5	4	0	7	3	0	33	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	85	59	12	16	5	10	3	1
9	2023-05-19	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Baltimore Orioles	1-5	L	4.2	3	3	3	4	3	1	0	45	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	81	48	9	10	7	6	1	2
10	2023-05-24	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-5	L	5.0	8	5	5	2	5	2	0	34	22	0	1	0	1	0	0	25	86	56	10	14	6	12	6	4
11	2023-05-30	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Milwaukee Brewers	1-5	W	5.0	3	2	2	5	4	1	0	52	17	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	98	55	19	8	5	8	4	1
12	2023-06-04	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	New York Mets	1-5		5.0	4	2	2	1	8	2	0	58	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	89	62	16	18	1	10	2	3
13	2023-06-09	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Minnesota Twins	1-5		5.0	4	2	2	1	4	1	0	54	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	82	52	16	10	9	6	2	2
14	2023-06-15	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-5		4.2	6	2	2	2	7	1	0	49	21	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	94	62	13	18	4	10	4	1
15	2023-06-20	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Miami Marlins	1-6		6.0	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	74	18	0	0	1	0	0	0	19	87	57	14	7	7	6	3	0
16	2023-06-25	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Oakland Athletics	1-7	W	7.0	2	1	1	2	8	1	0	75	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	101	63	23	9	5	10	2	2
17	2023-07-01	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Boston Red Sox	1-5	L	4.1	7	5	5	2	7	1	0	34	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	86	56	17	9	2	11	5	2
18	2023-07-06 (2)	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Chicago White Sox	1-5		5.0	8	4	4	0	4	1	0	39	21	2	0	1	0	0	0	21	76	53	7	14	6	11	6	1
19	2023-07-16	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Arizona Diamondbacks	1-5		4.2	2	2	1	3	4	0	2	55	15	1	0	1	1	0	1	20	89	47	12	9	4	7	3	0
20	2023-07-21	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Seattle Mariners	1-6		5.1	5	0	0	1	8	0	0	65	20	0	0	1	0	0	0	21	78	52	16	12	7	5	2	2
21	2023-07-26	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-6	W	6.0	7	1	1	2	8	0	1	60	23	1	0	2	0	0	0	26	103	67	17	16	6	9	7	0
22	2023-08-02	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Baltimore Orioles	1-6	W	6.0	6	1	1	1	3	0	0	58	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	91	60	15	10	12	9	4	2
23	2023-08-08	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Cleveland Guardians	1-7	L	7.0	3	1	1	1	6	0	0	72	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	95	63	18	8	12	6	2	1
24	2023-08-15	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Philadelphia Phillies	1-6		6.0	4	1	1	0	7	0	0	67	21	1	0	1	0	0	0	21	84	58	12	11	4	10	5	1
25	2023-08-22	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-5		4.2	7	3	3	1	6	0	0	43	21	2	0	0	3	0	0	22	82	57	16	8	1	14	8	2
26	2023-08-27	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Cleveland Guardians	1-6		6.0	6	4	4	2	8	1	0	50	23	1	0	1	1	0	0	25	96	62	19	12	5	10	5	1
27	2023-09-02	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Colorado Rockies	1-5	L	4.2	6	6	2	4	6	0	0	38	21	1	0	1	1	0	0	25	100	54	8	13	8	7	6	0
28	2023-09-08	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Kansas City Royals	1-5		5.0	3	1	1	1	8	1	0	64	17	0	0	1	0	0	0	18	88	62	19	11	6	3	1	0
29	2023-09-13	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Texas Rangers	1-5	L	5.0	5	6	6	2	3	2	0	34	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	89	55	17	6	7	10	3	2
30	2023-09-19	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	New York Yankees	1-6	W	5.0	4	1	1	1	7	0	0	61	18	1	0	1	0	0	0	19	82	50	15	9	6	5	3	1
31	2023-09-24	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-4		4.0	9	3	3	0	7	0	0	39	19	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	73	55	9	12	4	8	5	0
32	2023-09-29	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Tampa Bay Rays	1-6	W	5.0	5	3	3	2	4	1	0	47	18	2	0	2	0	0	0	20	76	45	8	8	5	9	5	1

2023 Player Pitching Splits

2023 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	32	700	646	78	165	27	1	27	14	1	48	181	.255	.311	.426	.737	.315	275	16	4	2	0	0

Home	15	326	297	37	67	11	0	14	4	0	27	87	.226	.295	.404	.699	.270	120	7	2	0	0	0
Away	17	374	349	41	98	16	1	13	10	1	21	94	.281	.325	.444	.769	.351	155	9	2	2	0	0

April	5	106	100	9	24	0	0	6	0	1	6	28	.240	.283	.420	.703	.273	42	2	0	0	0	0
May	6	136	121	20	36	7	1	9	4	0	13	24	.298	.370	.595	.965	.307	72	1	1	1	0	0
June	5	107	100	7	18	3	0	5	2	0	6	33	.180	.226	.360	.586	.210	36	1	0	1	0	0
July	5	110	99	12	29	5	0	2	2	0	8	31	.293	.364	.404	.768	.409	40	5	3	0	0	0
August	5	118	113	10	26	7	0	1	5	0	5	30	.230	.263	.319	.581	.305	36	2	0	0	0	0
September	6	123	113	20	32	5	0	4	1	0	10	35	.283	.342	.434	.775	.378	49	5	0	0	0	0

As Starter	32	700	646	78	165	27	1	27	14	1	48	181	.255	.311	.426	.737	.315	275	16	4	2	0	0

vs RHB as LHP	32	559	515		137	22	1	21			40	142	.266	.321	.435	.756	.330	224	0	2	2	0	0
vs LHB as LHP	28	141	131		28	5	0	6			8	39	.214	.270	.389	.659	.256	51	0	2	0	0	0

Bases Empty	32	409	378		104	20	0	15			28	103	.275	.330	.447	.777	.342	169	0	3	0	0	0
Runners On	32	291	268		61	7	1	12			20	78	.228	.284	.396	.679	.275	106	1	1	2	0	0

vs. Younger Batters	32	558	514		134	18	1	22			39	139	.261	.317	.428	.745	.317	220	0	3	2	0	0
vs. Older Batters	25	142	132		31	9	0	5			9	42	.235	.289	.417	.705	.306	55	0	1	0	0	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	11	6	.647	3.86	32	32	0	167.2	165	78	72	27	48	0	181	4	0	7	700	1.270	9.7	3.77

Home	6	3	.667	3.97	15	15	0	79.1	67	37	35	14	27	0	87	2	0	3	326	1.185	9.9	3.22
Away	5	3	.625	3.77	17	17	0	88.1	98	41	37	13	21	0	94	2	0	4	374	1.347	9.6	4.48

April	4	0	1.000	3.00	5	5	0	27.0	24	9	9	6	6	0	28	0	0	2	106	1.111	9.3	4.67
May	2	2	.500	5.83	6	6	0	29.1	36	20	19	9	13	0	24	1	0	1	136	1.671	7.4	1.85
June	1	0	1.000	2.28	5	5	0	27.2	18	7	7	5	6	0	33	0	0	2	107	0.868	10.7	5.50
July	1	1	.500	3.91	5	5	0	25.1	29	12	11	2	8	0	31	3	0	1	110	1.461	11.0	3.88
August	1	1	.500	3.03	5	5	0	29.2	26	10	10	1	5	0	30	0	0	0	118	1.045	9.1	6.00
September	2	2	.500	5.02	6	6	0	28.2	32	20	16	4	10	0	35	0	0	1	123	1.465	11.0	3.50

As Starter	11	6	.647	3.86	32	32	0	167.2	165	78	72	27	48	0	181	4	0	7	700	1.270	9.7	3.77

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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