Yusei Kikuchi
Starting Pitcher · Los Angeles Angels · #16
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height
- 6′ 0″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- 1991-06-17
- Birthplace
- Iwate, Japan
- Debut
- 2019
- ESPN id
- 41415
- Source
- espn
Pitches2722
PA690
AVG.292
SLG.492
ISO.200
K%21.3%
BRL%10.5%
HH%44.2%
EV90.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1021 | 37.5% | 94.8 | 2227 |
| Slider | 909 | 33.4% | 86.8 | 2336 |
| Curveball | 338 | 12.4% | 79.4 | 2550 |
| Changeup | 231 | 8.5% | 85.0 | 1570 |
| Split-Finger | 145 | 5.3% | 86.6 | 1636 |
| Cutter | 42 | 1.5% | 89.9 | 2294 |
| Sinker | 27 | 1.0% | 92.9 | 2199 |
| Sweeper | 6 | 0.2% | 80.8 | 2389 |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 223 | .314 | .507 | .193 | 70 | 44 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 56 |
| Slider | 201 | .284 | .507 | .224 | 57 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 43 |
| Curveball | 79 | .329 | .570 | .241 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| Changeup | 58 | .207 | .259 | .052 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Split-Finger | 32 | .250 | .594 | .344 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Cutter | 6 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinker | 5 | .200 | .200 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweeper | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 170 | 10.6% | 50.0% | 92.1 | 12.1° | 176 | 24.1% | 29.4% | 40.6% | 5.9% |
| Slider | 161 | 11.2% | 46.6% | 89.7 | 15.1° | 179 | 28.0% | 23.0% | 40.4% | 8.7% |
| Curveball | 64 | 6.3% | 29.7% | 86.9 | 12.3° | 152 | 23.4% | 23.4% | 46.9% | 6.3% |
| Changeup | 40 | 10.0% | 35.0% | 87.8 | 10.8° | 139 | 17.5% | 22.5% | 47.5% | 12.5% |
| Split-Finger | 22 | 18.2% | 36.4% | 92.1 | 17.2° | 204 | 40.9% | 22.7% | 27.3% | 9.1% |
| Cutter | 6 | 16.7% | 66.7% | 97.9 | -0.2° | 115 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 4 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 86.7 | -8.8° | 106 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.3 | -1.0° | 38 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |