2025 Stats
W-L
1-5
ERA
3.06
WHIP
1.52
K
58
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
An artificially high ERA masks Kikuchi's best season since he's come overseas. His 4.05 ERA is almost a run higher than estimated by a 3.20 xFIP and 3.30 SIERA. An MLB career-high 28.0 percent strikeout rate and career-low 6.0 percent walk rate generated the league's sixth best K-BB percentage among qualified hurlers. Kikuchi's 1.28 HR/9 was also a personal best in a full season since he left Japan. He was especially impressive after being dealt to the Astros, as Kikuchi registered a 2.70 ERA and 0.93 WHIP over 10 starts. Kikuchi didn't alter his pitch mix or distribution, but he did take a tick or two off his change-up and curveball, increasing the delta from his 95.5-mph four-seam fastball. Optimism is warranted, but Kikuchi will turn 34 years old in the middle of the season and is more likely to take a step back than repeat last year's exploits. He signed a three-year deal with the Angels -- a clear step down in team context -- so his fantasy price tag will be reasonable relative to how he pitched down the stretch in 2024. Read Past Outlooks

Takes tough-luck loss Wednesday
Kikuchi (1-5) took the loss against the Yankees on Wednesday, allowing one run on four hits and five walks while striking out four batters over five innings.
ANALYSIS
Kikuchi struggled with his control throughout the outing, throwing just 51 of 93 pitches for strikes and tying a season high with five free passes -- though two of the walks were intentional (both to Aaron Judge). Still, the veteran hurler was able to mostly avoid damage, as he surrendered just a first-inning run. Kikuchi finished his outing on a high note by retiring the final eight batters he faced, but the Angels were unable to provide him with any run support, resulting in his fifth loss of the season. Despite a 1-5 record, Kikuchi has been solid as the ace of the Angels' staff, allowing two or fewer earned runs in each of his past six starts and registering a 3.06 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 58:35 K:BB over 64.2 innings on the campaign.
Kikuchi struggled with his control throughout the outing, throwing just 51 of 93 pitches for strikes and tying a season high with five free passes -- though two of the walks were intentional (both to Aaron Judge). Still, the veteran hurler was able to mostly avoid damage, as he surrendered just a first-inning run. Kikuchi finished his outing on a high note by retiring the final eight batters he faced, but the Angels were unable to provide him with any run support, resulting in his fifth loss of the season. Despite a 1-5 record, Kikuchi has been solid as the ace of the Angels' staff, allowing two or fewer earned runs in each of his past six starts and registering a 3.06 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 58:35 K:BB over 64.2 innings on the campaign.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
94
Last 10 Games
93
Last 5 Games
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-11%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-3%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .229 | 95 | 21 | 74 | 11 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .256 | 350 | 106 | 321 | 48 | |||
2025vs Left | .263 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | |||
2025vs Right | .254 | 42 | 30 | 48 | 7 | |||
2024vs Left | .230 | 40 | 8 | 31 | 5 | |||
2024vs Right | .248 | 166 | 36 | 136 | 20 | |||
2023vs Left | .214 | 39 | 8 | 28 | 6 | |||
2023vs Right | .266 | 142 | 40 | 137 | 21 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-11%
ERA at Home
2025
-69%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2023Home | 3.59 | 1.20 | 210.1 | 10.1 | 2.7 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 4.05 | 1.36 | 197.2 | 9.5 | 2.9 | ||||
2025Home | 1.33 | 1.52 | 27.0 | 8.3 | 5.0 | ||||
2025Away | 4.30 | 1.51 | 37.2 | 7.9 | 4.8 | ||||
2024Home | 3.89 | 1.13 | 104.0 | 10.8 | 1.8 | ||||
2024Away | 4.27 | 1.30 | 71.2 | 10.2 | 2.9 | ||||
2023Home | 3.97 | 1.18 | 79.1 | 9.9 | 3.1 | ||||
2023Away | 3.77 | 1.35 | 88.1 | 9.6 | 2.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Yusei Kikuchi compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.66K/9
8.1BB/9
4.9HR/9
1.0Fastball
94.6 mphERA
3.06WHIP
1.52BABIP
.310GB/FB
1.01Left On Base
82.8%Exit Velocity
82.5 mphBarrels/BBE
6.1%Spin Rate
2127 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.5%Swinging Strike
8.9%Prospect Rankings History
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Kikuchi enjoyed a career year in 2023 and finished with a 3.86 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, and 181:48 K:BB over 167.2 innings. He nearly cut his walk rate in half to 6.9 percent and had a solid 25.9 percent strikeout rate. A 3.77 xFIP also indicates his results were mostly earned, though a 42.4 percent hard-hit rate and 1.45 HR/9 were both bottom-10 among qualified starters despite being significant improvements from his 2022 marks. The left-hander, who will turn 33 years old in June, continues to average about 95 mph with his fastball and still generates plenty of whiffs, but those swing-and-misses have never really translated to equitable run prevention. Kikuchi's 2023 numbers certainly weren't a fluke, but that doesn't necessarily mean he'll be able to replicate them. A regression in 2024 shouldn't be the expectation but certainly wouldn't be surprising given the 5.02 ERA across his first four MLB seasons after coming over from Japan.
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Earns first win
Kikuchi (1-4) allowed seven hits and four walks while striking out four over 5.2 scoreless innings to earn the win over the Marlins on Friday.
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Feeling fine after early exit
Kikuchi (ankle) is feeling fine following Sunday's 6-4 win over the Dodgers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
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Exits early Sunday
Kikuchi exited Sunday's contest against the Dodgers in the bottom of the sixth inning with right ankle irritation, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
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Decent in no-decision
Kikuchi allowed four runs (two earned) on seven hits and two walks while striking out four over six innings in a no-decision versus the Padres on Monday.
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Impressive against former squad
Kikuchi allowed one run on five hits and one walk while striking out six batters over six innings in a no-decision against Toronto on Wednesday.
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Strong market developing
Kikuchi has a big market in the early stages of the offseason, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Kikuchi has been maddeningly inconsistent in his career, but he finished superbly with the Astros in 2024 after landing in Houston at the trade deadline. He posted a 2.70 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 76:14 K:BB over 60 innings across 10 regular-season starts for Houston. Kikuchi also doesn't have a qualifying offer attached to him, which greatly helps his market. The Astros would like to re-sign the lefty but will face stiff competition.
Kikuchi has been maddeningly inconsistent in his career, but he finished superbly with the Astros in 2024 after landing in Houston at the trade deadline. He posted a 2.70 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 76:14 K:BB over 60 innings across 10 regular-season starts for Houston. Kikuchi also doesn't have a qualifying offer attached to him, which greatly helps his market. The Astros would like to re-sign the lefty but will face stiff competition.