P Yusei Kikuchi #18
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
10/26/2025
 OA: 40 POT: 40
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P YUSEI KIKUCHI #18 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 50 50
Movement 40 45 40 40
Control 55 60 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 60 60
Slider 60 60
Curveball 60 60
Changeup 45 45
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 70
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Personal motto: Remember where you came from.
Personality Class: Humble
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Greed
Birthday:06/17/1991
Born in:Morioka, IWA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:5 Years, 4 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, 151 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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+
2011 Melbourne - ABL 19 5 5 1 2 0 4.38 24.2 28 14 12 2 10 22 0 0 1.54 .338 3.81 0.4 91
2011 Saitama Seibu - NPB 19 10 9 4 1 0 4.14 54.1 63 26 25 6 8 24 2 0 1.31 .300 4.36 0.5 97
2011 Total - NPB 19 15 14 5 3 0 4.22 79.0 91 40 37 8 18 46 2 0 1.38 .311 4.19 0.9 95
2012 Saitama Seibu - NPB 20 14 12 4 3 1 3.10 81.1 75 34 28 5 25 57 0 0 1.23 .279 3.56 1.6 129
2013 Saitama Seibu - NPB 21 17 17 9 4 0 1.92 108.0 79 28 23 5 44 92 3 3 1.14 .249 3.40 2.4 209
2014 Saitama Seibu - NPB 22 23 23 5 11 0 3.54 139.2 133 61 55 9 78 111 1 0 1.51 .301 4.23 1.5 113
2015 Saitama Seibu - NPB 23 23 21 9 10 0 2.84 133.0 97 48 42 9 55 122 0 0 1.14 .249 3.51 2.7 141
2016 Saitama Seibu - NPB 24 22 22 12 7 0 2.58 143.0 117 51 41 7 67 127 2 0 1.29 .281 3.51 2.9 155
2017 Saitama Seibu - NPB 25 26 26 16 6 0 1.97 187.2 122 49 41 16 49 217 6 4 0.91 .237 2.87 5.5 203
2018 Saitama Seibu - NPB 26 23 23 14 4 0 3.08 163.2 124 59 56 16 45 153 1 0 1.03 .248 3.48 3.4 130
2019 Seattle - COBB 27 32 32 6 11 0 5.46 161.2 195 109 98 36 50 116 1 1 1.52 .310 5.88 -0.3 82
2020 Seattle - COBB 28 9 9 2 4 0 5.17 47.0 41 27 27 3 20 47 0 0 1.30 .306 3.34 1.2 81
2021 Seattle - COBB 29 36 36 13 7 0 3.68 176.0 167 81 72 24 54 148 0 0 1.26 .279 4.42 1.9 115
2022 Seattle - COBB 30 27 21 7 12 0 4.64 120.1 115 65 62 18 48 112 0 0 1.35 .290 4.80 0.8 93
2023 St. Louis - COBB 31 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 1.1 5 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 4.50 .571 13.93 -0.1 16
2024 Chicago - COBB 32 18 16 7 3 0 6.53 80.0 94 58 58 16 37 64 0 0 1.64 .322 5.98 -0.4 67
2024 Detroit - COBB 32 9 9 3 3 0 5.98 46.2 58 31 31 5 17 44 0 0 1.61 .379 4.18 0.8 75
2024 Total - COBB 32 27 25 10 6 0 6.32 126.2 152 89 89 21 54 108 0 0 1.63 .343 5.37 0.3 70
Total COBB 132 123 38 40 0 5.00 633.0 675 375 352 103 227 532 1 1 1.42 .305 4.98 3.9 87
Total NPB 158 153 73 46 1 2.77 1010.2 810 356 311 73 371 903 15 7 1.17 .265 3.52 20.4 144
Total ABL 5 5 1 2 0 4.38 24.2 28 14 12 2 10 22 0 0 1.54 .338 3.81 0.4 91
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+
2010 Seibu (Ni-Gun) - AA 18 2 0 1 1 0 0.00 8.0 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.75 .120 3.83 0.0 999
2011 Seibu (Ni-Gun) - AA 19 11 0 3 4 0 3.07 55.2 54 19 19 5 16 35 0 0 1.26 .280 4.13 0.1 130
2012 Seibu (Ni-Gun) - AA 20 10 0 1 5 0 4.89 42.1 44 26 23 3 15 35 0 0 1.39 .306 3.74 0.3 82
2013 Seibu (Ni-Gun) - AA 21 2 0 0 0 0 9.00 3.0 4 3 3 0 2 2 0 0 2.00 .400 4.87 -0.0 44
2015 Seibu (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 4 0 0 0 0 0.60 15.0 7 1 1 0 5 20 0 0 0.80 .226 1.73 0.5 667
2016 Seibu (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 2 0 0 0 0 1.29 7.0 3 1 1 1 0 16 0 0 0.43 .286 0.49 0.4 311
2018 Seibu (Ni-Gun) - AA 26 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 2.0 4 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 2.00 .429 5.70 -0.0 999
2023 Memphis - AAA 31 26 26 13 8 0 3.18 192.1 152 73 68 9 48 143 5 3 1.04 .259 3.23 4.2 121
Total AAA E 26 26 13 8 0 3.18 192.1 152 73 68 9 48 143 5 3 1.04 .259 3.23 121.3
Total NGN 32 0 5 11 0 3.18 133.0 119 54 47 10 41 114 0 0 1.20 .280 3.57 125.8
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+
2021 Seattle - COBB 29 1 1 0 0 0 5.79 4.2 4 3 3 2 3 8 0 0 1.50 .286 7.40 -0.1 73
Total COBB 1 1 0 0 0 5.79 4.2 4 3 3 2 3 8 0 0 1.50 .286 7.40 73.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Saitama Seibu - INT P 23 0 9 15 0 27 3 .889 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Saitama Seibu - INT P 26 0 14 38 4 54 2 .963 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2019 Seattle - MLB P 32 32 10 12 1 23 1 .957 161.2 1.22 +0.0 .000
2020 Seattle - MLB P 9 9 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 47.0 1.53 -0.5 .000
2021 Seattle - MLB P 36 36 10 10 1 21 1 .952 176.0 1.02 -0.3 .833
2022 Seattle - MLB P 27 21 6 10 0 17 1 .941 120.1 1.20 -0.6 .912
2023 St. Louis - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
2024 Chicago - MLB P 18 16 3 5 3 9 1 .889 80.0 0.90 -0.0 1.007
2024 Detroit - MLB P 9 9 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 46.2 0.77 -0.4 1.007
TOTAL P 181 123 56 98 9 163 9 .945 633.0 2.19 -1.9 .898
PLAYER HISTORY
10/30/2009 Drafted by the Seibu Lions in the 1st round of the 2009 NPB Draft from Hanamaki Higashi HS
12/01/2017 Wins the 2017 NPB Pacific League Best Nine Award (P).
12/01/2018 Wins the 2018 NPB Pacific League Best Nine Award (P).
01/02/2019 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $56,000,000 with the Seattle Mariners organization.
11/03/2021 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
09/03/2022 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for one week.
11/01/2022 Released by the Seattle Mariners.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 60 (60).
01/03/2023 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,750,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
06/23/2023 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Scranton WB RailRiders with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/09/2023 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Toledo Mud Hens with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/12/2023 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Charlotte Knights with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/12/2023 Wins the 2023 AAA E Outstanding Pitcher Award.
11/14/2023 Became a free agent.
12/21/2023 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,300,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
07/15/2024 Was claimed off waivers by Detroit while with Chicago.
10/30/2024 Released by the Detroit Tigers.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2021 36 1
Year W Rank
2021 13 9
Year Win. % Rank
2021 .650 6
Year BF Rank
2021 747 10
Year HRA Rank
2019 36 2
Year ERA Rank
2021 3.68 6
Year BABIP Rank
2021 .279 5
Year H/9 Rank
2021 8.54 9
Year CG Rank
2019 1 7
Year SHO Rank
2019 1 3
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