P Yusei Kikuchi #23
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
08/01/2025
OA: 50 POT: 50
P YUSEI KIKUCHI #23 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
24 0 4-1 1 3.04 26.2 19 3 17 15 1.35 -0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 11 12 11 11
Movement 11 11 10 11
Control 16 17 15 16
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 12 12
Slider 13 13
Curveball 14 14
Changeup 14 14
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 12
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 5
Defense 7
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 19
Bunt for Hit: 5
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/31/2025 MEX Win, 3-2 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 Win
07/28/2025 @ SD Loss, 4-5 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 Loss
07/22/2025 POR Loss, 3-5 2.0 2 0 0 3 1
07/09/2025 @ QUE Win, 5-4 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
07/07/2025 @ QUE Win, 12-8 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
07/05/2025 BAL Loss, 6-7 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
06/30/2025 @ SF Win, 5-3 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 Win
06/28/2025 PIT Win, 7-6 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 Win
06/27/2025 PIT Loss, 5-6 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
06/22/2025 @ MEX Win, 5-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/17/1991
Born in:Morioka, IWA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,600,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 118 Days
Service This Yr:116 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 135 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2011, 23rd Pick in Round 4
ANTIQUITY LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 24 0 4 1 1 3.04 26.2 19 9 9 3 17 15 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 1 50.0 24 13 12.15 6.41 5.06 5.74 5.10 1.35 125 -0.3 .222        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 32 10 2 0 0 5 4 6 0 2 0 .312 .389 .375 .764      
vs. RHB 58 9 2 1 3 4 13 9 0 3 0 .155 .310 .379 .689      
ANTIQUITY LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
This Week 2 0 1 1 0 2.45 3.2 5 1 1 1 1 4  
Last Week 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 1  
April 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 2  
May 5 0 1 0 0 1.80 5.0 1 1 1 0 4 3  
June 10 0 2 0 1 3.86 9.1 7 4 4 1 7 5  
July 6 0 1 1 0 4.32 8.1 9 4 4 2 6 5  
Spring Training 14 0 0 1 1 2.08 17.1 10 6 4 0 5 9  
Last Year 45 0 5 7 1 4.68 65.1 77 37 34 13 15 55  
2 Years Ago 31 23 9 8 0 3.66 160.0 148 67 65 15 50 116  
Career 324 59 42 41 5 3.92 757.2 753 351 330 84 239 552  
Home 11 0 2 0 1 2.77 13.0 11 4 4 1 8 11  
Road 13 0 2 1 0 3.29 13.2 8 5 5 2 9 4  
Grass 21 0 4 1 1 3.09 23.1 17 8 8 3 15 15  
Turf 3 0 0 0 0 2.70 3.1 2 1 1 0 2 0  
Day 12 0 2 1 1 3.77 14.1 11 6 6 3 11 5  
Night 12 0 2 0 0 2.19 12.1 8 3 3 0 6 10  
As Reliever / Substitution 24 0 4 1 1 3.04 26.2 19 9 9 3 17 15  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2014 Pittsburgh - AL 22 2 2 1 1 0 4.05 13.1 16 7 6 4 4 13 0 0 1.50 .364 5.85 -0.1 100
2015 Pittsburgh - AL 23 2 2 0 1 0 6.14 7.1 7 5 5 1 2 7 0 0 1.23 .300 4.33 0.1 66
2016 Pittsburgh - AL 24 2 2 0 1 0 5.59 9.2 11 7 6 3 9 14 0 0 2.07 .364 7.52 -0.3 71
2017 Pittsburgh - AL 25 12 0 0 0 0 3.79 19.0 16 8 8 2 9 9 0 0 1.32 .264 5.21 -0.2 104
2018 Pittsburgh - AL 26 39 2 2 3 1 4.21 68.1 70 34 32 9 18 34 0 0 1.29 .284 4.86 -0.4 95
2019 Pittsburgh - AL 27 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 3 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 1.20 .231 2.65 0.1 999
2019 St. Louis - AL 27 10 4 3 1 1 3.46 39.0 43 20 15 4 9 24 0 0 1.33 .302 4.14 0.5 127
2019 Total - AL 27 15 4 3 1 1 3.07 44.0 46 21 15 4 12 30 0 0 1.32 .296 3.97 0.6 144
2020 St. Louis - AL 28 46 10 4 11 0 4.12 129.0 129 60 59 13 27 106 4 0 1.21 .310 3.65 1.6 97
2021 St. Louis - AL 29 55 8 9 4 1 2.68 117.2 108 39 35 3 38 75 1 0 1.24 .285 3.20 2.2 153
2022 St. Louis - AL 30 51 6 5 3 0 5.18 97.1 106 57 56 14 38 78 1 0 1.48 .314 4.78 -0.2 79
2023 St. Louis - AL 31 31 23 9 8 0 3.66 160.0 148 67 65 15 50 116 2 0 1.24 .280 3.93 2.0 108
2024 St. Louis - AL 32 35 0 3 6 1 4.82 56.0 66 33 30 11 13 47 0 0 1.41 .325 4.71 -0.2 87
2024 San Francisco - AL 32 10 0 2 1 0 3.86 9.1 11 4 4 2 2 8 0 0 1.39 .321 5.04 -0.1 101
2024 Total - AL 32 45 0 5 7 1 4.68 65.1 77 37 34 13 15 55 0 0 1.41 .325 4.76 -0.3 88
2025 Toronto - AL 33 24 0 4 1 1 3.04 26.2 19 9 9 3 17 15 0 0 1.35 .222 5.10 -0.3 135
Total AL 324 59 42 41 5 3.92 757.2 753 351 330 84 239 552 8 0 1.31 .295 4.19 4.7 103
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2011 Country Club Hills - R 19 5 5 2 1 0 1.11 32.1 19 4 4 3 6 45 0 0 0.77 .239 3.34 0.9 403
2011 Lakewood - S A 19 5 5 2 1 0 2.03 31.0 25 10 7 1 9 27 0 0 1.10 .282 4.09 0.8 249
2011 Shreveport - A 19 1 1 0 0 0 1.29 7.0 4 1 1 0 1 7 0 0 0.71 .235 2.32 0.3 322
2012 Shreveport - A 20 25 25 13 6 0 2.81 157.0 125 54 49 6 52 155 1 0 1.13 .285 2.91 3.5 125
2013 Dallas - AAA 21 22 22 9 6 0 4.11 124.2 120 59 57 13 46 128 0 0 1.33 .326 3.79 1.2 86
2014 Dallas - AAA 22 23 23 8 10 0 5.39 123.2 144 83 74 13 44 124 0 0 1.52 .373 3.72 2.3 77
2015 Dallas - AAA 23 21 21 6 4 0 2.45 128.1 112 48 35 14 43 114 0 0 1.21 .280 3.87 1.9 162
2016 Dallas - AAA 24 20 20 8 4 0 3.89 120.1 128 59 52 15 32 111 0 0 1.33 .330 3.90 1.7 102
2017 Dallas - AAA 25 20 8 3 4 0 4.86 66.2 75 37 36 7 24 69 0 0 1.48 .356 3.58 0.7 73
2019 Dallas - AAA 27 14 14 7 2 0 2.67 91.0 79 27 27 4 27 69 1 1 1.16 .288 3.33 1.9 147
Total AAA 120 108 41 30 0 3.86 654.2 658 313 281 66 216 615 1 1 1.34 .325 3.73 99.7
Total A 26 26 13 6 0 2.74 164.0 129 55 50 6 53 162 1 0 1.11 .283 2.89 128.0
Total RL 5 5 2 1 0 2.03 31.0 25 10 7 1 9 27 0 0 1.10 .282 4.09 248.7
Total FL 5 5 2 1 0 1.11 32.1 19 4 4 3 6 45 0 0 0.77 .239 3.34 403.5
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2011 Shreveport - A 19 1 1 0 1 0 3.60 5.0 7 2 2 0 2 4 0 0 1.80 .438 2.89 0.1 115
2012 Shreveport - A 20 1 1 0 1 0 3.68 7.1 7 4 3 1 2 10 0 0 1.23 .333 2.85 0.2 95
2014 San Antonio - AA 22 2 2 1 1 0 5.25 12.0 16 7 7 1 6 11 0 0 1.83 .405 3.99 0.1 74
2016 Dallas - AAA 24 2 2 0 1 0 4.91 11.0 9 6 6 3 4 11 0 0 1.18 .231 5.99 -0.1 81
2019 St. Louis - AL 27 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.00 .250 16.35 -0.1 16
2020 St. Louis - AL 28 2 0 0 1 0 21.00 3.0 7 7 7 2 1 2 0 0 2.67 .455 12.60 -0.3 19
2021 St. Louis - AL 29 2 2 1 0 0 4.97 12.2 17 7 7 1 4 10 0 0 1.66 .390 3.75 0.2 82
2022 St. Louis - AL 30 3 0 0 0 0 6.75 2.2 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 1.12 .286 6.56 -0.1 61
2023 St. Louis - AL 31 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.55 .100 2.92 0.1 999
Total AL 9 2 1 1 1 7.43 23.0 30 19 19 5 7 16 0 0 1.61 .342 5.65 55.3
Total AAA 2 2 0 1 0 4.91 11.0 9 6 6 3 4 11 0 0 1.18 .231 5.99 81.1
Total AA 2 2 1 1 0 5.25 12.0 16 7 7 1 6 11 0 0 1.83 .405 3.99 74.2
Total A 2 2 0 2 0 3.65 12.1 14 6 5 1 4 14 0 0 1.46 .382 2.87 102.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2011 Shreveport - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 +0.2 .000
2011 Lakewood - S A P 5 5 1 2 0 4 1 .750 31.0 0.87 +0.3 1.000
2011 Country Club Hills - R P 5 5 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 32.1 0.56 +0.0 .984
2012 Shreveport - A P 25 25 6 11 2 18 1 .944 157.0 0.97 -2.9 1.146
2013 Dallas - AAA P 22 22 5 13 2 20 2 .900 124.2 1.30 -0.7 .930
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB P 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 13.1 2.02 -0.5 .963
2014 Dallas - AAA P 23 23 9 15 3 24 0 1.000 123.2 1.75 -0.5 .918
2015 Pittsburgh - MLB P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.1 0.00 +0.2 .000
2015 Dallas - AAA P 21 21 4 12 0 16 0 1.000 128.1 1.12 -0.9 .998
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB P 2 2 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 9.2 3.72 -0.9 .940
2016 Dallas - AAA P 20 20 3 13 0 17 1 .941 120.1 1.20 +0.4 .846
2017 Pittsburgh - MLB P 12 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 19.0 2.37 +0.1 .962
2017 Dallas - AAA P 20 8 4 4 0 9 1 .889 66.2 1.08 -1.5 .754
2018 Pittsburgh - MLB P 39 2 5 9 1 15 1 .933 68.1 1.84 -1.3 .754
2019 Pittsburgh - MLB P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
2019 St. Louis - MLB P 10 4 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 39.0 1.62 -1.1 .794
2019 Dallas - AAA P 14 14 5 14 1 20 1 .950 91.0 1.88 +0.2 1.056
2020 St. Louis - MLB P 45 10 4 18 2 22 0 1.000 129.0 1.53 -0.7 .901
2021 St. Louis - MLB P 53 8 3 12 1 15 0 1.000 117.2 1.15 -0.4 1.069
2022 St. Louis - MLB P 50 6 3 5 0 9 1 .889 97.1 0.74 -1.4 .803
2023 St. Louis - MLB P 30 23 13 17 1 30 0 1.000 160.0 1.69 -0.9 1.066
2024 St. Louis - MLB P 34 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 56.0 0.64 -0.5 .932
2024 San Francisco - MLB P 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.1 0.96 +0.0 .932
2025 Toronto - MLB P 23 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 26.2 2.36 +0.7 .939
TOTAL P 473 203 75 168 13 252 9 .964 1639.2 1.33 -12.3 .945
PLAYER HISTORY
06/30/2011 Drafted in the 2011 first-year player draft by the Pittsburgh Crawfords (Round 4, Pick 23, 107th overall pick).
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (13); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 10 (11).
07/01/2012 Wins the A NWL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 11 (11).
11/29/2014 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $495,000.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (11).
05/22/2015 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/29/2015 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (11).
12/05/2016 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $525,000.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 11 (11).
09/28/2017 Injured (sinusitis),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/30/2017 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $540,000.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 15 (16); Control: 11 (11).
12/01/2018 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 12 (12).
05/08/2019 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Monuments with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/31/2019 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Crawfords to the St. Louis Flyers in exchange for RP Seranthony Dominguez.
11/27/2019 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $580,000.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 12 (12).
12/02/2020 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,875,100.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 14 (14).
03/17/2021 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/01/2021 Wins the AL FED Pitcher of the Month Award.
12/02/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,300,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 14 (14).
10/30/2022 Wins the 2022 The National Series with the St. Louis Flyers.
11/27/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,800,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 15 (15).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 15 (15).
05/19/2023 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/08/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,800,000 with the St. Louis Flyers organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 15 (15).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 15 (15).
07/08/2024 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/16/2024 Was claimed off waivers by San Francisco while with St. Louis.
10/26/2024 Released by the San Francisco Missions.
12/19/2024 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,600,000 with the Toronto Hogtowners organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 16 (16).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 16 (16).
03/12/2025 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 5 weeks.
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