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
Pitches17889
PA4521
AVG.259
SLG.443
ISO.184
K%23.7%
BRL%9.5%
HH%43.0%
EV90.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 7595 | 42.5% | 94.7 | 2232 |
| Slider | 4789 | 26.8% | 86.8 | 2343 |
| Curveball | 2094 | 11.7% | 80.4 | 2516 |
| Changeup | 1731 | 9.7% | 86.5 | 1604 |
| Cutter | 1306 | 7.3% | 91.4 | 2290 |
| Split-Finger | 203 | 1.1% | 86.6 | 1605 |
| Unknown | 116 | 0.6% | — | — |
| Sinker | 45 | 0.3% | 92.3 | 2108 |
| Sweeper | 8 | 0.0% | 81.3 | 2424 |
| Pitch Out | 2 | 0.0% | 90.5 | 2161 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1445 | .282 | .493 | .210 | 408 | 256 | 73 | 6 | 73 | 375 |
| Slider | 1316 | .248 | .429 | .182 | 326 | 201 | 64 | 8 | 53 | 379 |
| Curveball | 490 | .276 | .457 | .182 | 135 | 85 | 30 | 1 | 19 | 110 |
| Changeup | 445 | .200 | .312 | .112 | 89 | 60 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 135 |
| Cutter | 299 | .278 | .465 | .187 | 83 | 52 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 48 |
| Split-Finger | 45 | .178 | .422 | .244 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Unknown | 19 | .211 | .211 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sinker | 9 | .111 | .111 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sweeper | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pitch Out | 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 | 1088 | 11.0% | 48.3% | 91.6 | 16.5° | 192 | 29.4% | 27.8% | 35.5% | 7.3% |
| Slider | 944 | 8.8% | 40.6% | 89.5 | 10.9° | 163 | 23.1% | 24.9% | 46.2% | 5.8% |
| Curveball | 384 | 7.6% | 39.1% | 88.4 | 13.5° | 159 | 24.0% | 24.2% | 43.2% | 8.6% |
| Changeup | 312 | 8.0% | 33.0% | 87.2 | 3.1° | 132 | 17.0% | 22.1% | 57.1% | 3.8% |
| Cutter | 254 | 10.2% | 51.2% | 92.4 | 1.6° | 137 | 18.5% | 21.3% | 57.9% | 2.4% |
| Split-Finger | 28 | 14.3% | 35.7% | 91.8 | 15.1° | 191 | 39.3% | 21.4% | 32.1% | 7.1% |
| Unknown | 15 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 13.3% | 26.7% | 40.0% | 20.0% |
| Sinker | 6 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 89.0 | 3.8° | 181 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.3 | -1.0° | 38 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |