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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

1.4

4.1

ERA

2.60

4.55

143

131

52.0

686.0

686

WHIP

1.096

1.362

2019 Player Pitching Game Log

2019 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2019-03-21	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Oakland Athletics	1-5		4.2	4	2	1	1	3	0	0	52	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	91	58	15	8	6	9	4	3
2	2019-03-29	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Boston Red Sox	1-6		6.0	4	3	2	0	5	2	0	59	22	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	22	86	55	21	8	7	10	2	2
3	2019-04-05	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Chicago White Sox	1-5		5.0	7	6	4	1	4	0	0	36	23	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	24	93	59	11	10	14	6	4	0
4	2019-04-10	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Kansas City Royals	1-6		6.0	5	3	3	1	3	2	0	52	22	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	23	80	52	13	3	8	11	3	2
5	2019-04-15	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Cleveland Indians	1-6	L	6.0	5	3	3	3	5	1	0	52	21	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	24	92	56	12	9	8	8	3	2
6	2019-04-20	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Los Angeles Angels	1-5	W	5.0	10	4	4	2	3	0	0	32	23	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	26	97	66	22	3	9	13	7	2
7	2019-04-26	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Texas Rangers	1-1		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	55	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	7	2	3	1	0	0	0
8	2019-05-03	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Cleveland Indians	1-7		7.0	3	1	1	1	10	0	0	76	23	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	93	60	17	15	6	7	5	2
9	2019-05-08	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	New York Yankees	1-8	W	7.2	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	71	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	106	74	20	7	10	13	4	2
10	2019-05-13	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Oakland Athletics	1-7		6.0	5	3	3	2	5	3	0	53	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	25	88	63	20	6	8	10	4	0
11	2019-05-19	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Minnesota Twins	1-6	W	6.0	5	3	1	2	6	0	1	58	23	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	26	93	57	11	12	8	9	3	3
12	2019-05-25	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Oakland Athletics	1-4	L	3.1	10	5	4	1	1	1	1	22	18	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	20	74	45	12	3	7	11	7	2
13	2019-05-30	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Los Angeles Angels	1-4	L	3.1	10	6	6	2	0	2	0	14	18	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	20	73	40	14	1	7	11	6	1
14	2019-06-08	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Los Angeles Angels	1-4	L	3.1	9	7	6	3	1	3	1	14	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	79	47	11	5	9	11	5	0
15	2019-06-13	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Minnesota Twins	1-5		5.0	6	1	1	2	4	1	0	53	21	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	92	62	15	9	7	9	5	2
16	2019-06-18	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Kansas City Royals	1-5	L	5.0	9	6	6	2	5	2	0	28	23	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	25	97	55	12	13	8	10	5	1
17	2019-06-23	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Baltimore Orioles	1-6	W	6.0	5	3	3	5	3	1	0	48	21	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	26	94	56	14	8	7	11	6	0
18	2019-06-29	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Houston Astros	1-5		5.0	6	5	3	3	5	0	1	41	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	94	58	10	10	8	9	5	3
19	2019-07-05	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Oakland Athletics	1-7	L	7.0	4	3	2	1	5	1	0	63	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	95	66	18	15	7	15	8	0
20	2019-07-14	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Los Angeles Angels	1-5		4.0	2	3	3	4	3	1	0	45	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	87	50	16	7	5	6	2	0
21	2019-07-21	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Los Angeles Angels	1-5	L	5.0	9	7	7	1	3	2	0	23	23	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	25	74	48	13	2	10	11	2	3
22	2019-07-26	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Detroit Tigers	1-7		6.2	7	2	2	0	4	2	0	56	25	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	25	85	60	11	9	10	11	7	0
23	2019-08-02	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Houston Astros	1-4	L	4.0	9	6	6	0	1	4	0	21	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	77	51	17	2	11	10	4	2
24	2019-08-07	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		San Diego Padres	1-5		5.0	4	1	1	3	8	1	0	60	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	94	54	10	14	4	7	2	3
25	2019-08-13	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Detroit Tigers	1-4		3.1	9	5	5	1	3	2	0	24	19	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	81	58	11	4	11	5	4	0
26	2019-08-18	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-9	W	9.0	2	0	0	1	8	0	0	90	28	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	29	96	65	15	11	5	15	5	4
27	2019-08-27	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		New York Yankees	1-4	L	4.0	8	5	5	3	1	2	0	24	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	95	59	16	9	8	11	7	1
28	2019-09-01	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Texas Rangers	1-5	W	5.0	6	3	3	0	1	0	1	44	20	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	21	79	48	8	5	13	6	3	0
29	2019-09-07	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Houston Astros	1-6		5.0	5	1	1	2	5	1	0	56	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	92	60	18	5	5	10	5	2
30	2019-09-13	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Chicago White Sox	1-3	L	2.1	10	5	5	1	1	2	0	17	15	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	16	60	40	13	5	6	9	5	0
31	2019-09-19	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-4		4.0	8	4	4	1	1	0	0	30	20	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	67	42	8	5	9	8	7	0
32	2019-09-25	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Houston Astros	1-6	L	6.0	6	2	2	0	4	0	1	56	25	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	103	69	17	13	4	17	6	2

2019 Player Pitching Splits

2019 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	721	660	109	195	41	6	36	8	3	50	116	.296	.348	.539	.888	.310	356	15	6	0	5	0

Home	15	333	304	52	91	15	3	21	3	2	25	57	.299	.354	.576	.930	.307	175	9	2	0	2	0
Away	17	388	356	57	104	26	3	15	5	1	25	59	.292	.343	.508	.851	.312	181	6	4	0	3	0

March	2	41	40	5	8	0	0	2	0	0	1	8	.200	.220	.350	.570	.200	14	1	0	0	0	0
April	5	100	92	16	27	6	1	3	5	1	7	17	.294	.340	.478	.818	.329	44	2	0	0	1	0
May	6	142	130	19	36	6	0	6	1	1	9	25	.277	.331	.462	.793	.300	60	5	2	0	1	0
June	5	124	106	22	35	9	0	7	1	0	15	18	.330	.419	.613	1.033	.342	65	4	2	0	1	0
July	4	93	85	15	22	4	2	6	0	0	6	15	.259	.301	.565	.866	.242	48	1	0	0	2	0
August	5	115	107	17	32	7	1	9	0	0	8	21	.299	.348	.636	.983	.299	68	1	0	0	0	0
September	5	106	100	15	35	9	2	3	1	1	4	12	.350	.387	.570	.957	.377	57	1	2	0	0	0

As Starter	32	721	660	109	195	41	6	36	8	3	50	116	.296	.348	.539	.888	.310	356	15	6	0	5	0

vs RHB as LHP	32	580	527		160	33	5	28			43	89	.304	.359	.545	.903	.318	287	14	5	0	5	0
vs LHB as LHP	30	141	133		35	8	1	8			7	27	.263	.305	.519	.824	.276	69	1	1	0	0	0

Bases Empty	32	427	397		117	23	2	29			29	69	.295	.344	.582	.926	.294	231	0	1	0	0	0
Runners On	31	294	263		78	18	4	7			21	47	.297	.354	.475	.829	.332	125	15	5	0	5	0

vs. Younger Batters	32	385	351		110	23	4	18			30	61	.313	.371	.556	.927	.337	195	7	3	0	1	0
vs. Older Batters	32	336	309		85	18	2	18			20	55	.275	.321	.521	.842	.279	161	8	3	0	4	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	6	11	.353	5.46	32	32	0	161.2	195	109	98	36	50	0	116	6	1	0	721	1.516	6.5	2.32

Home	2	8	.200	5.73	15	15	0	75.1	91	52	48	21	25	0	57	2	1	0	333	1.540	6.8	2.28
Away	4	3	.571	5.21	17	17	0	86.1	104	57	50	15	25	0	59	4	0	0	388	1.494	6.2	2.36

March	0	0		2.53	2	2	0	10.2	8	5	3	2	1	0	8	0	0	0	41	0.844	6.8	8.00
April	1	1	.500	5.48	5	5	0	23.0	27	16	14	3	7	0	17	0	0	0	100	1.478	6.7	2.43
May	2	2	.500	4.32	6	6	0	33.1	36	19	16	6	9	0	25	2	0	0	142	1.350	6.8	2.78
June	1	2	.333	7.03	5	5	0	24.1	35	22	19	7	15	0	18	2	1	0	124	2.055	6.7	1.20
July	0	2	.000	5.56	4	4	0	22.2	22	15	14	6	6	0	15	0	0	0	93	1.235	6.0	2.50
August	1	2	.333	6.04	5	5	0	25.1	32	17	17	9	8	0	21	0	0	0	115	1.579	7.5	2.63
September	1	2	.333	6.04	5	5	0	22.1	35	15	15	3	4	0	12	2	0	0	106	1.746	4.8	3.00

As Starter	6	11	.353	5.46	32	32	0	161.2	195	109	98	36	50	0	116	6	1	0	721	1.516	6.5	2.32

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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