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
Pitches3662
PA960
AVG.227
SLG.370
ISO.143
K%25.3%
BRL%7.8%
HH%38.1%
EV88.6
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1550 | 42.3% | 94.7 | 2244 |
| Slider | 1378 | 37.6% | 86.6 | 2375 |
| Cutter | 331 | 9.0% | 91.2 | 2295 |
| Curveball | 319 | 8.7% | 80.4 | 2538 |
| Sinker | 27 | 0.7% | 92.7 | 2130 |
| Split-Finger | 23 | 0.6% | 87.1 | 1614 |
| Changeup | 15 | 0.4% | 86.7 | 1532 |
| Unknown | 11 | 0.3% | — | — |
| Sweeper | 8 | 0.2% | 81.3 | 2424 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 322 | .242 | .416 | .174 | 78 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 97 |
| Slider | 376 | .213 | .309 | .096 | 80 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 103 |
| Cutter | 78 | .244 | .423 | .179 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| Curveball | 82 | .220 | .415 | .195 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| Sinker | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Split-Finger | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Changeup | 4 | .750 | 1.500 | .750 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown | 2 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweeper | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 227 | 9.3% | 43.6% | 89.7 | 14.3° | 178 | 26.4% | 26.0% | 39.6% | 7.9% |
| Slider | 275 | 5.8% | 31.6% | 87.2 | 7.8° | 137 | 17.5% | 21.5% | 54.5% | 6.5% |
| Cutter | 68 | 8.8% | 48.5% | 90.8 | 3.1° | 145 | 20.6% | 20.6% | 55.9% | 2.9% |
| Curveball | 56 | 10.7% | 37.5% | 89.2 | 13.5° | 152 | 28.6% | 14.3% | 48.2% | 8.9% |
| Sinker | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 79.9 | -13.0° | 108 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 83.9 | 28.3° | 211 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 88.2 | 23.7° | 278 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.3 | -1.0° | 38 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |