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

0.8

3.4

ERA

2.28

4.61

139

127

27.2

661.2

664

WHIP

1.084

1.371

2021 Player Pitching Game Log

2021 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	2021-04-02	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		San Francisco Giants	1-6		6.0	6	3	3	1	10	2	0	57	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	89	67	25	11	7	7	3	0
2	2021-04-10	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Minnesota Twins	1-6		6.0	5	2	2	2	6	1	0	58	22	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	94	58	16	6	4	12	6	1
3	2021-04-16	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Houston Astros	1-7		7.0	6	5	5	3	3	0	1	45	26	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	30	91	63	14	13	10	13	5	1
4	2021-04-23	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Boston Red Sox	1-5	L	4.2	6	5	5	3	1	2	0	30	19	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	22	94	55	14	10	11	7	4	0
5	2021-04-29	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Houston Astros	1-7	W	7.0	1	0	0	2	7	0	0	80	21	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	95	61	17	15	11	3	1	0
6	2021-05-05	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Baltimore Orioles	1-7	L	7.0	5	3	3	1	7	1	0	61	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	87	61	14	16	13	5	3	1
7	2021-05-11	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-7		6.1	6	3	3	1	11	1	0	59	25	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	106	71	17	16	6	8	4	0
8	2021-05-17	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Detroit Tigers	1-6	L	6.0	3	3	3	4	8	2	0	58	21	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	96	60	17	17	3	10	4	1
9	2021-05-24	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Oakland Athletics	1-7	W	6.0	4	1	1	2	3	1	0	61	21	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	88	59	16	11	12	6	3	1
10	2021-05-30	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Texas Rangers	1-7	W	6.2	3	2	2	1	5	1	0	64	23	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	104	73	16	14	9	9	3	1
11	2021-06-05	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Los Angeles Angels	1-5		4.0	6	4	3	0	8	2	0	44	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	64	48	14	8	3	7	4	0
12	2021-06-12	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Cleveland Indians	1-7		7.0	3	0	0	3	6	0	0	74	23	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	26	94	58	17	14	12	5	5	0
13	2021-06-18	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Tampa Bay Rays	1-7	W	7.0	4	1	1	3	6	0	0	68	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	103	66	19	13	12	7	2	2
14	2021-06-25	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Chicago White Sox	1-6	W	5.2	2	1	1	4	6	1	0	63	17	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	21	90	55	15	10	7	4	2	0
15	2021-07-01	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-7	W	7.0	5	1	1	1	6	1	0	68	24	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	25	100	64	17	15	12	6	4	0
16	2021-07-07	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		New York Yankees	1-5	L	5.0	8	5	5	3	5	1	0	33	23	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	94	61	15	6	6	12	7	0
17	2021-07-17	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Los Angeles Angels	1-5	L	5.0	9	7	7	1	7	2	0	27	24	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	83	60	10	13	5	12	7	1
18	2021-07-23	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Oakland Athletics	1-6		6.0	6	3	3	1	12	2	0	59	22	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	23	95	68	16	16	4	6	2	0
19	2021-07-28	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Houston Astros	1-5	L	5.0	7	4	3	2	7	1	0	44	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	101	72	17	15	8	8	5	0
20	2021-08-03	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-6	W	6.0	6	2	1	2	5	1	0	57	23	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	92	59	15	8	7	11	7	1
21	2021-08-08	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	New York Yankees	1-5		5.0	4	0	0	3	6	0	1	62	19	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	97	57	11	13	6	7	4	1
22	2021-08-14	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Toronto Blue Jays	1-5		4.1	5	3	3	4	5	1	1	42	18	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	97	54	8	9	8	5	1	0
23	2021-08-20	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Houston Astros	1-3	L	2.2	7	7	7	3	2	3	0	15	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	72	43	14	6	6	7	2	0
24	2021-08-26	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Kansas City Royals	1-6		5.0	4	4	4	1	3	0	1	45	17	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	20	65	43	9	7	9	6	5	0
25	2021-08-31	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Houston Astros	1-7		7.0	4	0	0	2	4	0	1	71	23	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	26	95	60	17	8	7	12	4	2
26	2021-09-06	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Houston Astros	1-2	L	1.2	3	6	4	4	0	1	0	25	8	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	12	42	19	8	0	2	6	3	0
27	2021-09-12	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Arizona Diamondbacks	1-5		5.0	6	1	1	1	8	0	0	58	20	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	21	76	54	16	11	10	2	2	0
28	2021-09-18	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Kansas City Royals	1-3	L	3.0	8	3	3	0	3	0	0	34	17	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	86	54	8	11	5	9	3	0
29	2021-09-23	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Oakland Athletics	1-3		3.0	3	3	3	4	3	0	0	40	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	16	72	40	9	9	2	7	5	0

2021 Player Pitching Splits

2021 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	29	666	597	82	145	28	2	27	4	3	62	163	.243	.319	.432	.751	.289	258	17	5	1	1	0

Home	13	322	290	37	67	12	0	11	1	2	27	83	.231	.305	.386	.692	.286	112	7	4	1	0	0
Away	16	344	307	45	78	16	2	16	3	1	35	80	.254	.331	.476	.807	.293	146	10	1	0	1	0

April	5	124	112	15	24	2	0	5	0	0	11	27	.214	.290	.366	.656	.238	41	4	1	0	0	0
May	5	124	115	12	21	1	1	6	1	0	9	34	.183	.242	.365	.607	.200	42	2	0	0	0	0
June	4	93	83	6	15	2	0	3	0	0	10	26	.181	.269	.313	.582	.222	26	3	0	0	0	0
July	5	124	116	20	35	12	0	7	0	1	8	37	.302	.347	.586	.933	.389	68	3	0	0	0	0
August	6	135	115	16	30	5	1	5	1	1	15	25	.261	.366	.452	.818	.294	52	4	4	1	0	0
September	4	66	56	13	20	6	0	1	2	1	9	14	.357	.439	.518	.957	.452	29	1	0	0	1	0

As Starter	29	666	597	82	145	28	2	27	4	3	62	163	.243	.319	.432	.751	.289	258	17	5	1	1	0

vs RHB as LHP	29	520	461		125	26	2	22			52	123	.271	.351	.479	.830	.325	221	0	5	1	1	0
vs LHB as LHP	28	146	136		20	2	0	5			10	40	.147	.206	.272	.478	.165	37	0	0	0	0	0

Bases Empty	29	404	367		92	17	1	17			34	101	.251	.319	.441	.761	.301	162	0	3	0	0	0
Runners On	29	262	230		53	11	1	10			28	62	.230	.318	.417	.735	.270	96	0	2	1	1	0

vs. Younger Batters	29	420	382		97	17	1	15			38	92	.254	.321	.422	.743	.298	161	0	0	0	0	0
vs. Older Batters	27	246	215		48	11	1	12			24	71	.223	.314	.451	.766	.271	97	0	5	1	1	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	7	9	.438	4.41	29	29	0	157.0	145	82	77	27	62	0	163	5	0	5	666	1.319	9.3	2.63

Home	2	4	.333	4.21	13	13	0	77.0	67	37	36	11	27	0	83	4	0	0	322	1.221	9.7	3.07
Away	5	5	.500	4.61	16	16	0	80.0	78	45	41	16	35	0	80	1	0	5	344	1.413	9.0	2.29

April	1	1	.500	4.40	5	5	0	30.2	24	15	15	5	11	0	27	1	0	0	124	1.141	7.9	2.45
May	2	2	.500	3.38	5	5	0	32.0	21	12	12	6	9	0	34	0	0	0	124	0.938	9.6	3.78
June	2	0	1.000	1.90	4	4	0	23.2	15	6	5	3	10	0	26	0	0	0	93	1.056	9.9	2.60
July	1	3	.250	6.11	5	5	0	28.0	35	20	19	7	8	0	37	0	0	1	124	1.536	11.9	4.63
August	1	1	.500	4.50	6	6	0	30.0	30	16	15	5	15	0	25	4	0	1	135	1.500	7.5	1.67
September	0	2	.000	7.82	4	4	0	12.2	20	13	11	1	9	0	14	0	0	3	66	2.290	9.9	1.56

As Starter	7	9	.438	4.41	29	29	0	157.0	145	82	77	27	62	0	163	5	0	5	666	1.319	9.3	2.63

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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