What years did Yusei Kikuchi play?

Yusei Kikuchi played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2026.

Was Yusei Kikuchi a pitcher?

Yes. Yusei Kikuchi pitched in the major leagues, recording 49 wins and 1060 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Yusei Kikuchi hit?

Yusei Kikuchi hit 0 career home runs.

What was Yusei Kikuchi's career batting average?

Yusei Kikuchi batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 3 at bats.

What was Yusei Kikuchi's career ERA?

Yusei Kikuchi finished with a 4.49 career ERA, going 49-63 with 1,060 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Yusei Kikuchi have?

Yusei Kikuchi recorded 1,060 career strikeouts.

Yusei Kikuchi

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2019-2026)

Yusei Kikuchi is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2019 for 4 teams, including the Seattle Mariners, a span of 8 seasons. Across 209 career appearances, he has gone 49-63 with a 4.49 ERA and 1,060 strikeouts. Yusei Kikuchi is a 2-time All-Star.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated September 9, 2026

Active Player

W–L 49–63

ERA 4.49

WHIP 1.36

SO 1,060

Pitcher PIV -5625.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 205 lb
Born: 6/17/1991 in Morioka, Iwate, Japan
MLB Debut: 2019-03-21
Awards: 2× All-Star

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Career Pitching Statistics

Yusei Kikuchi — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
49	63	209	197	1	1	1	1037.0	1,039	517	172	375	1,060	4.49	-5625.5

Career ERA 4.49 vs. league average 4.22 across their career seasons — 6.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Yusei Kikuchi Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2019	SEA	AL	6	11	32	32	1	1	0	161.7	195	98	50	116	5.46	4.51 (-21%)	-4882.4
2020	SEA	AL	2	4	9	9	0	0	0	47.0	41	27	20	47	5.17	4.45 (-16%)	1370.8
2021	SEA	AL	7	9	29	29	0	0	0	157.0	145	77	62	163	4.41	4.27 (-3%)	-1350.1
2022	TOR	AL	6	7	32	20	0	0	1	100.7	93	58	58	124	5.19	3.97 (-31%)	-4146.0
2023	TOR	AL	11	6	32	32	0	0	0	167.7	165	72	48	181	3.86	4.33 (+11%)	918.7
2024	TOR	AL	4	9	22	22	0	0	0	115.7	125	61	30	130	4.75	4.08 (-16%)	1239.9
2024	HOU	AL	5	1	10	10	0	0	0	60.0	42	18	14	76	2.70	4.08 (+34%)	1536.1
2025	LAA	AL	7	11	33	33	0	0	0	178.3	180	79	74	174	3.99	4.16 (+4%)	-312.5
2026	LAA	AL	1	5	10	10	0	0	0	49.0	53	27	19	49	4.96	4.17 (-19%)	-
Career · 9 seasons			49	63	209	197	1	1	1	1,037.0	1,039	517	375	1,060	4.49	—	-5,626

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Yusei Kikuchi — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
199	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Yusei Kikuchi — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2019	SEA	AL	32	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	SEA	AL	9	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	SEA	AL	29	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	TOR	AL	32	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	TOR	AL	32	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	TOR	AL	22	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	HOU	AL	10	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	LAA	AL	33	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			199	3	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Yusei Kikuchi — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Yusei Kikuchi — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2023	ALWC2	TOR	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Yusei Kikuchi — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.7	3	1	1	0	5.40

Playoff Pitching by Year

Yusei Kikuchi — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2023	ALWC2	TOR	0	0	1	0	0	1.7	3	1	1	0	5.40

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Yusei Kikuchi — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	96	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	103	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Yusei Kikuchi — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	96	502.0	461	231	157	535	4.14
Away	103	486.0	525	259	199	476	4.80

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Yusei Kikuchi — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-24	LAA	KCR	W	5.0	1	1	1	1	6	1
2025-09-18	LAA	MIL	—	5.2	5	2	2	3	2	0
2025-09-12	LAA	SEA	—	6.0	4	1	1	1	3	0
2025-09-06	LAA	OAK	L	2.0	6	7	7	3	1	1
2025-09-01	LAA	HOU	L	5.2	8	5	5	2	6	1
2025-08-26	LAA	TEX	L	4.0	4	6	6	3	3	2
2025-08-20	LAA	CIN	—	7.0	7	1	1	0	4	0
2025-08-15	LAA	OAK	L	4.0	5	4	4	3	3	2
2025-08-09	LAA	DET	W	5.0	8	4	4	2	7	0
2025-08-04	LAA	TBR	W	6.0	4	1	1	2	7	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Yusei Kikuchi — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	199	187	39	75	5	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Yusei Kikuchi — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2019	SEA	P	32	32	10	12	1	1
2020	SEA	P	9	9	3	5	0	0
2021	SEA	P	29	29	6	13	0	1
2022	TOR	P	32	20	4	11	1	1
2023	TOR	P	32	32	4	10	1	2
2024	TOR	P	22	22	5	11	0	0
2024	HOU	P	10	10	2	2	0	0
2025	LAA	P	33	33	5	11	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Yusei Kikuchi — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	199

Award Voting History

Yusei Kikuchi — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2024	Cy Young Award	AL	9th	1.0	210	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Yusei Kikuchi

What years did Yusei Kikuchi play?: Yusei Kikuchi played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2026.
Was Yusei Kikuchi a pitcher?: Yes. Yusei Kikuchi pitched in the major leagues, recording 49 wins and 1060 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Yusei Kikuchi hit?: Yusei Kikuchi hit 0 career home runs.
What was Yusei Kikuchi's career batting average?: Yusei Kikuchi batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 3 at bats.
What was Yusei Kikuchi's career ERA?: Yusei Kikuchi finished with a 4.49 career ERA, going 49-63 with 1,060 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Yusei Kikuchi have?: Yusei Kikuchi recorded 1,060 career strikeouts.