P Yasunori Kikuchi #18
Montecito Dawgs (PHI) AAA
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/29/2025
 OA: 29 POT: 26
BNN Index | AAA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P YASUNORI KIKUCHI #18 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
21 1 1-2 0 3.50 43.2 50 4 16 38 1.51 0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 58 56 60 58
Movement 36 33 38 35
Control 60 58 61 59
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 57 58
Slider 62 61
Curveball 52 55
Changeup 38 40
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 59
Suggested Role Starter
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 35
Defense 81
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 9
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 54
Bunt for Hit: 8
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/05/2025 SEL Loss, 1-3 3.0 5 0 0 0 4
08/29/2025 BIG Win, 6-1 3.0 2 0 0 0 3
08/17/2025 @ RAC Loss, 5-6 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
08/10/2025 @ PAD Loss, 2-5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/2025 @ RLC Loss, 3-5 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
07/28/2025 @ ECT Loss, 3-9 2.1 4 2 1 2 4
07/25/2025 @ CC Loss, 1-5 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
07/20/2025 CHD Win, 4-3 X 5.1 5 2 2 3 5 Win
07/14/2025 RAS Loss, 3-7 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
07/13/2025 RAS Loss, 5-8 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
PERSONALITY
A prickly disposition. Takes his role very seriously.
Low: Leader, Adaptability
Birthday:09/18/1989
Born in:Daigo, IBA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 25 25 8 13 0 3.81 177.0 190 83 75 21 48 149 6 24.0 0 14 56.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.25 9.66 7.58 2.44 3.87 1.34 89 2.6 .319        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 370 113 26 0 10 49 27 57 4 1 3 .305 .354 .457 .811      
vs. RHB 324 77 12 0 11 34 21 92 2 2 0 .238 .282 .377 .659      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
This Week 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 9.0 8 3 3 2 0 7  
Last Week 1 1 1 0 0 2.25 8.0 5 2 2 1 3 3  
June 3 3 0 1 0 4.74 19.0 26 11 10 2 7 17  
July 5 5 2 3 0 3.79 35.2 43 19 15 4 8 28  
August 4 4 0 4 0 2.38 34.0 29 9 9 2 3 30  
September 4 4 2 2 0 5.19 26.0 27 15 15 6 11 20  
October 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 9.0 8 3 3 2 0 7  
Spring Training 10 10 5 3 0 3.14 57.1 52 23 20 5 17 48  
Postseason 2 2 0 0 0 3.00 12.0 11 4 4 0 3 11  
Career 181 43 21 29 17 4.04 465.2 462 223 209 61 154 427  
Home 8 8 0 7 0 4.55 55.1 69 32 28 3 17 49  
Road 9 9 5 3 0 3.16 68.1 64 25 24 13 12 53  
Turf 17 17 5 10 0 3.78 123.2 133 57 52 16 29 102  
Day 4 4 2 2 0 4.03 29.0 36 13 13 4 4 25  
Night 13 13 3 8 0 3.71 94.2 97 44 39 12 25 77  
As Starter 17 17 5 10 0 3.78 123.2 133 57 52 16 29 102  
FBLOD AAA 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 21 1 1 2 0 3.50 43.2 50 21 17 4 16 38 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 20 4 14.02 10.31 7.83 3.30 4.28 1.51 97 0.3 .338        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 75 22 2 1 1 8 9 19 0 0 0 .293 .369 .387 .756      
vs. RHB 103 28 5 1 3 13 7 19 0 1 2 .272 .330 .427 .758      
FBLOD AAA 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 0 0 0 0 7.36 3.2 6 3 3 1 2 0  
May 4 0 0 2 0 6.75 6.2 8 5 5 2 4 6  
June 4 0 0 0 0 1.93 9.1 11 5 2 0 3 9  
July 6 1 1 0 0 4.61 13.2 16 8 7 1 5 13  
August 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 7.1 4 0 0 0 2 6  
September 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 5 0 0 0 0 4  
Last Year 25 0 3 1 0 2.72 43.0 39 17 13 2 13 46  
Career 46 1 4 3 0 3.12 86.2 89 38 30 6 29 84  
Home 10 1 1 1 0 3.86 23.1 25 10 10 2 5 24  
Road 11 0 0 1 0 3.10 20.1 25 11 7 2 11 14  
Grass 20 1 1 2 0 3.59 42.2 49 21 17 4 16 38  
Turf 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0  
Day 7 1 1 0 0 4.02 15.2 14 7 7 2 6 12  
Night 14 0 0 2 0 3.21 28.0 36 14 10 2 10 26  
As Starter 1 1 1 0 0 3.38 5.1 5 2 2 0 3 5  
As Reliever / Substitution 20 0 0 2 0 3.52 38.1 45 19 15 4 13 33  
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+
2015 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 25 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.75 .200 1.32 0.1 999
2016 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 26 18 0 1 1 0 2.48 29.0 26 11 8 3 7 27 0 0 1.14 .295 3.58 0.2 158
2017 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 27 10 0 0 0 0 0.56 16.0 13 2 1 1 7 19 0 0 1.25 .293 3.01 0.2 668
2018 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 28 20 0 1 0 0 3.99 29.1 26 13 13 7 5 37 0 0 1.06 .284 4.51 -0.2 96
2019 Saitama Seibu - NPB 29 44 2 4 4 11 5.00 45.0 45 26 25 3 18 44 0 0 1.40 .331 3.26 0.6 77
2020 Saitama Seibu - NPB 30 33 0 2 2 0 5.58 30.2 29 20 19 4 19 30 0 0 1.57 .294 4.34 -0.2 66
2021 Saitama Seibu - NPB 31 29 16 5 9 5 4.50 136.0 132 68 68 22 49 117 5 1 1.33 .289 4.32 1.2 92
2022 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 32 25 25 8 13 0 3.81 177.0 190 83 75 21 48 149 6 0 1.34 .319 3.87 2.6 114
Total NPB 181 43 21 29 17 4.04 465.2 462 223 209 61 154 427 11 1 1.32 .305 3.95 4.6 127
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+
2015 Tohoku Rakuten (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 25 19 9 8 0 4.72 116.1 119 62 61 16 53 111 0 0 1.48 .321 5.24 1.2 108
2024 Montecito - AAA 34 25 0 3 1 0 2.72 43.0 39 17 13 2 13 46 0 0 1.21 .311 2.88 0.9 157
2025 Montecito - AAA 35 21 1 1 2 0 3.50 43.2 50 21 17 4 16 38 0 0 1.51 .338 4.28 0.3 126
Total NGN 25 19 9 8 0 4.72 116.1 119 62 61 16 53 111 0 0 1.48 .321 5.24 107.6
Total AAA 46 1 4 3 0 3.12 86.2 89 38 30 6 29 84 0 0 1.36 .325 3.59 141.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
2016 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 16 0 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 29.0 3.10 -0.4 .953
2017 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 +0.5 2.110
2018 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 19 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 29.1 1.53 +0.4 1.396
2019 Saitama Seibu - INT P 43 2 4 5 1 11 2 .818 45.0 1.80 -0.5 .897
2020 Saitama Seibu - INT P 30 0 1 3 0 5 1 .800 30.2 1.17 -0.8 .768
2021 Saitama Seibu - INT P 29 16 8 26 1 35 1 .971 136.0 2.25 -0.8 1.032
2022 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 25 25 16 16 0 34 2 .941 177.0 1.63 +0.7 1.176
2025 Montecito - AAA P 21 1 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 43.2 0.82 -0.3 .805
TOTAL P 195 44 34 65 2 105 6 .943 509.1 1.75 -1.1 1.047
PLAYER HISTORY
11/10/2015 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $80,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 54 (59); Movement: 51 (54); Control: 52 (51).
11/18/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $80,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 54 (57); Movement: 49 (51); Control: 56 (53).
11/16/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $80,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (59); Movement: 50 (49); Control: 53 (53).
11/16/2018 Became a free agent.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (59); Movement: 51 (51); Control: 54 (53).
01/13/2019 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $208,000 with the Saitama Seibu Lions organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (59); Movement: 52 (53); Control: 57 (54).
10/22/2020 Wins the 2020 Round 3 with the Saitama Seibu Lions.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 58 (59); Movement: 52 (53); Control: 58 (55).
08/03/2021 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks with 11 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed!
11/09/2021 Became a free agent.
11/29/2021 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $95,000 with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 51 (52); Control: 55 (56).
11/06/2022 Wins the 2022 NPB JPL Glove Wizard Award at P.
11/18/2022 Became a free agent.
12/17/2023 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Black Cats organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 54 (55); Movement: 37 (38); Control: 61 (58).
11/21/2024 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Philadelphia Black Cats organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 58 (58); Movement: 38 (37); Control: 60 (58).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2019 44 9
Year GS Rank
2022 25 9
Year L Rank
2022 13 1
Year SV Rank
2019 11 8
Year HLD Rank
2019 10 8
2020 12 2
Year IP Rank
2022 177.0 10
Year BF Rank
2022 754 9
Year HRA Rank
2021 22 8
2022 21 7
Year K/BB Rank
2022 3.10 9
Year BB/9 Rank
2022 2.44 7
Year RA Rank
2019 42 10
Year GF Rank
2019 27 6
Year CG Rank
2021 5 7
2022 6 5
Year CGP Rank
2022 .240 5
Year SHO Rank
2021 1 10
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