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

2022 Player Pitching Game Log

2022 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2022-04-12	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	New York Yankees	1-4	L	3.1	5	3	2	2	2	1	0	40	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	84	49	10	6	5	7	3	0
2	2022-04-19	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Boston Red Sox	1-5		5.0	3	1	1	3	3	0	0	57	18	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	21	91	58	12	8	11	4	4	0
3	2022-04-24	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Houston Astros	1-4		3.2	3	4	2	5	4	1	0	42	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	77	44	9	7	4	7	2	1
4	2022-04-29	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Houston Astros	1-3		2.2	4	4	4	3	4	1	0	35	11	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	15	66	39	5	11	3	5	3	0
5	2022-05-04	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		New York Yankees	1-6	W	6.0	3	1	1	1	7	1	0	68	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	21	78	54	16	12	9	4	1	1
6	2022-05-10	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	New York Yankees	1-6		5.1	2	2	2	3	7	0	0	60	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	89	54	16	12	5	6	2	1
7	2022-05-16	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Seattle Mariners	1-6	W	6.0	1	0	0	3	6	0	0	73	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	90	55	15	10	5	8	2	3
8	2022-05-22	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Cincinnati Reds	1-5		4.1	2	2	2	3	7	0	1	55	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	86	49	14	9	2	6	2	1
9	2022-05-28	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Los Angeles Angels	1-5		5.0	9	2	2	1	4	0	0	44	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	87	61	12	10	9	11	8	0
10	2022-06-03	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Minnesota Twins	1-5	L	4.2	7	4	4	0	6	3	0	40	19	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	19	67	48	4	11	4	9	5	0
11	2022-06-08	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Kansas City Royals	1-1		0.2	2	3	3	4	2	0	0	34	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	45	24	4	8	1	1	0	1
12	2022-06-14	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Baltimore Orioles	1-5	L	4.0	5	4	4	4	4	2	0	36	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	68	41	7	10	5	7	1	0
13	2022-06-19	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		New York Yankees	1-4		4.0	3	3	3	2	5	2	2	47	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	17	80	45	11	13	2	6	2	1
14	2022-06-25	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Milwaukee Brewers	1-3	L	2.0	6	5	2	1	5	2	1	34	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	69	43	12	7	2	6	4	0
15	2022-06-30	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Tampa Bay Rays	1-6	W	6.0	4	1	1	1	8	1	0	67	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	22	80	50	10	11	7	6	4	0
16	2022-07-05	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Oakland Athletics	1-3	L	2.1	2	4	4	5	0	0	2	32	6	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	14	54	24	9	4	6	1	1	0
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to AAA-IL
17	2022-07-22	AAA-IL	Buffalo Bisons		Rochester Red Wings	1-5	W	5.0	2	0	0	3	4	0	0	64	15	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	18	77	43	12	13	8	3	1	1
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-AL
18	2022-07-28	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Detroit Tigers	1-5	W	5.0	2	1	1	1	5	1	0	63	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	67	46	11	10	5	7	1	2
19	2022-08-03	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-4		4.0	3	2	2	1	5	0	1	52	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	17	74	44	10	11	4	6	3	1
20	2022-08-08	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-6	L	5.0	6	5	5	3	4	3	0	36	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	22	84	52	15	4	7	8	3	1
21	2022-08-15	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Baltimore Orioles	1-4	L	3.1	4	6	3	3	3	1	0	34	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	80	50	11	9	6	7	2	1
22	2022-08-18	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	New York Yankees	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	10	3	3	1	1	0	0
23	2022-08-23	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Boston Red Sox	7-7		0.2	0	1	1	3	1	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	28	10	2	4	1	0	0	0
24	2022-08-26	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Los Angeles Angels	6-8		3.0	3	3	3	1	6	2	0		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	55	36	8	12	2	4	2	0
25	2022-08-28	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Los Angeles Angels	9-9		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
26	2022-09-03	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	3-5		2.1	4	1	1	1	5	0	0		11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	39	27	8	5	2	4	4	0
27	2022-09-06	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Baltimore Orioles	6-6		0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0		4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	8	1	3	0	3	2	0
28	2022-09-11	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Texas Rangers	2-4		2.0	4	2	2	1	3	1	0		10	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	43	25	5	5	3	4	2	1
29	2022-09-16	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Baltimore Orioles	4-5	W	2.0	2	2	2	0	4	1	0		8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	38	23	10	3	2	2	1	0
30	2022-09-25	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Tampa Bay Rays	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	15	5	4	0	1	1	0
31	2022-09-28	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		New York Yankees	9-9		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	4	0	3	1	0	0	0
32	2022-09-30	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Boston Red Sox	7-9	S	3.0	1	0	0	1	5	0	0		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	45	34	6	14	3	2	2	0
33	2022-10-05 (2)	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Baltimore Orioles	6-7	W	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	13	3	5	0	3	1	0

2022 Player Pitching Splits

2022 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	33	472	398	67	95	21	3	23	1	3	61	128	.239	.350	.480	.830	.288	191	9	9	1	3	0

Home	16	245	215	31	43	12	1	15	0	2	26	76	.200	.294	.474	.768	.224	102	5	3	0	1	0
Away	17	227	183	36	52	9	2	8	1	1	35	52	.284	.412	.486	.898	.352	89	4	6	1	2	0

April	4	72	57	12	15	7	0	3	0	0	13	13	.263	.394	.544	.938	.286	31	1	0	1	1	0
May	5	108	96	7	17	5	0	1	0	0	11	31	.177	.269	.260	.529	.250	25	1	1	0	0	0
June	6	101	86	20	27	5	0	10	0	2	12	30	.314	.416	.721	1.137	.370	62	2	3	0	0	0
July	3	50	38	5	6	1	0	1	0	0	9	9	.158	.340	.263	.603	.172	10	4	2	0	1	0
August	7	83	68	17	17	2	0	6	0	1	12	22	.250	.374	.544	.918	.268	37	1	2	0	1	0
September	7	53	48	6	13	1	3	2	1	0	4	21	.271	.340	.542	.881	.440	26	0	1	0	0	0
October	1	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

As Starter	21	389	326	57	78	20	0	19	0	3	52	95	.239	.353	.476	.829	.274	155	9	7	1	3	0
As Reliever	12	83	72	10	17	1	3	4	1	0	9	33	.236	.337	.500	.837	.371	36	0	2	0	0	0

vs RHB as LHP	32	365	306		77	18	1	21			50	101	.252	.367	.523	.890	.301	160	0	7	0	2	0
vs LHB as LHP	31	107	92		18	3	2	2			11	27	.196	.293	.337	.630	.250	31	0	2	1	1	0

Bases Empty	31	255	220		54	13	2	12			32	71	.246	.349	.486	.835	.307	107	0	3	0	0	0
Runners On	33	217	178		41	8	1	11			29	57	.230	.352	.472	.824	.266	84	0	6	1	3	0

vs. Younger Batters	32	354	305		75	12	3	19			40	94	.246	.342	.492	.834	.287	150	0	6	0	3	0
vs. Older Batters	23	118	93		20	9	0	4			21	34	.215	.376	.441	.817	.291	41	0	3	1	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	7	7	.500	4.94	33	21	1	105.2	95	67	58	23	61	0	128	9	0	3	472	1.476	10.9	2.10

Home	6	3	.667	4.20	16	11	1	60.0	43	31	28	15	26	0	76	3	0	1	245	1.150	11.4	2.92
Away	1	4	.200	5.91	17	10	0	45.2	52	36	30	8	35	0	52	6	0	2	227	1.905	10.2	1.49

April	0	1	.000	5.52	4	4	0	14.2	15	12	9	3	13	0	13	0	0	1	72	1.909	8.0	1.00
May	2	0	1.000	2.36	5	5	0	26.2	17	7	7	1	11	0	31	1	0	0	108	1.050	10.5	2.82
June	1	3	.250	7.17	6	6	0	21.1	27	20	17	10	12	0	30	3	0	2	101	1.828	12.7	2.50
July	2	1	.667	3.65	3	3	0	12.1	6	5	5	1	9	0	9	2	0	0	50	1.216	6.6	1.00
August	0	2	.000	7.27	7	3	0	17.1	17	17	14	6	12	0	22	2	0	0	83	1.673	11.4	1.83
September	1	0	1.000	4.63	7	0	1	11.2	13	6	6	2	4	0	21	1	0	0	53	1.457	16.2	5.25
October	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	0	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0.000	10.8

As Starter	5	7	.417	4.95	21	21	0	87.1	78	57	48	19	52	0	95	7	0	3	389	1.489	9.8	1.83
As Reliever	2	0	1.000	4.91	12	0	1	18.1	17	10	10	4	9	0	33	2	0	0	83	1.418	16.2	3.67

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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