P Yusei Kikuchi #16
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal    
12/12/2022
P YUSEI KIKUCHI #16 - AGE: 31 - 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 54 58 53 54
Movement 55 56 54 54
Control 48 49 48 49
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 39 39
Slider 55 54
Curveball 38 38
Changeup 59 59
Cutter 36 36
Forkball 44 45
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 88-90 Mph
Stamina 71
Suggested Role BP/Emergency SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 83
Defense 43
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 11
Sacrifice Bunt: 46
Bunt for Hit: 4
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/05/2022 @ SB Win, 5-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Save
10/04/2022 @ SB Win, 4-3 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 Save
10/01/2022 @ RAKU Win, 3-1 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 Save
09/24/2022 ORI Loss, 1-11 0.2 3 5 0 2 0
09/17/2022 SB Loss, 3-4 1.0 2 1 1 1 2
09/13/2022 CHIB Loss, 0-10 1.0 2 2 1 0 0
09/10/2022 @ SB Loss, 9-10 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
09/07/2022 ORI Win, 3-1 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 Win
09/06/2022 ORI Win, 9-6 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Save
09/03/2022 RAKU Loss, 3-4 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 Loss
PERSONALITY
One of the most popular players in the league.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Leader
Birthday:06/17/1991
Born in:Morioka, IWA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:
Service This Yr:
40-Man Service:
Pro Service:
Arbitration Eligibility:
Option Years:
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 64 0 2 4 29 5.59 67.2 74 51 42 11 34 68 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 38 9 76.3 64 46 15.30 9.84 9.04 4.52 4.88 1.60 108 -0.4 .337        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 94 28 7 0 3 19 12 22 3 1 3 .298 .384 .468 .852      
vs. RHB 168 46 7 3 8 32 22 46 1 2 4 .274 .369 .494 .863      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 13 0 1 1 4 6.14 14.2 16 10 10 2 6 14  
May 13 0 0 1 7 7.36 14.2 16 13 12 4 10 14  
June 7 0 0 1 3 6.75 6.2 6 7 5 1 4 7  
July 9 0 0 0 4 0.82 11.0 8 1 1 0 4 13  
August 11 0 0 0 6 8.38 9.2 12 9 9 3 5 11  
September 8 0 1 1 2 5.63 8.0 12 11 5 1 5 6  
October 3 0 0 0 3 0.00 3.0 4 0 0 0 0 3  
Spring Training 8 4 1 1 1 0.90 20.0 10 2 2 0 9 18  
Last Year 17 8 4 4 0 5.50 75.1 76 47 46 17 39 73  
2 Years Ago 27 27 11 10 0 3.16 216.2 207 83 76 17 62 185  
Career 234 161 76 67 29 3.64 1325.1 1251 585 536 161 436 1157  
Home 39 0 1 3 13 5.63 40.0 50 34 25 5 18 45  
Road 25 0 1 1 16 5.53 27.2 24 17 17 6 16 23  
Grass 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0  
Turf 63 0 2 4 28 5.67 66.2 73 51 42 11 34 68  
Day 23 0 1 0 10 2.83 28.2 26 15 9 3 13 24  
Night 41 0 1 4 19 7.62 39.0 48 36 33 8 21 44  
As Reliever / Substitution 64 0 2 4 29 5.59 67.2 74 51 42 11 34 68  
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 Saitama Seibu - NPB 23 23 23 7 12 0 4.38 170.2 200 90 83 31 61 140 3 0 1.53 .331 4.99 0.0 89
2016 Saitama Seibu - NPB 24 21 21 14 6 0 2.27 166.2 142 49 42 19 40 135 6 1 1.09 .266 4.17 1.9 177
2017 Saitama Seibu - NPB 25 27 27 14 9 0 2.73 221.0 191 74 67 19 55 186 15 4 1.11 .275 3.46 4.1 141
2018 Saitama Seibu - NPB 26 29 29 13 11 0 4.75 206.2 199 119 109 23 90 171 6 2 1.40 .294 4.38 1.6 83
2019 Saitama Seibu - NPB 27 26 26 11 11 0 3.18 200.2 162 72 71 24 55 199 9 2 1.08 .266 3.67 3.2 122
2020 Saitama Seibu - NPB 28 27 27 11 10 0 3.16 216.2 207 83 76 17 62 185 10 2 1.24 .305 3.37 3.8 117
2021 Saitama Seibu - NPB 29 17 8 4 4 0 5.50 75.1 76 47 46 17 39 73 2 0 1.53 .286 5.55 -0.3 75
2022 Saitama Seibu - NPB 30 64 0 2 4 29 5.59 67.2 74 51 42 11 34 68 0 0 1.60 .337 4.88 -0.4 81
Total NPB 234 161 76 67 29 3.64 1325.1 1251 585 536 161 436 1157 51 11 1.27 .292 4.10 13.9 116
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+
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 23 8 22 3 32 2 .938 170.2 1.58 -0.6 .972
2016 Saitama Seibu - INT P 21 21 11 17 4 30 2 .933 166.2 1.51 -0.7 .992
2017 Saitama Seibu - INT P 27 27 8 34 2 43 1 .977 221.0 1.71 -1.0 .985
2018 Saitama Seibu - INT P 29 29 6 34 3 41 1 .976 206.2 1.74 -2.6 .928
2019 Saitama Seibu - INT P 26 26 9 34 1 43 0 1.000 200.2 1.93 -0.6 .993
2020 Saitama Seibu - INT P 27 27 15 27 1 45 3 .933 216.2 1.74 -4.2 .896
2021 Saitama Seibu - INT P 17 8 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 75.1 1.31 -1.6 .873
2022 Saitama Seibu - INT P 64 0 4 5 1 9 0 1.000 67.2 1.20 -0.8 .915
TOTAL P 234 161 64 181 15 254 9 .965 1325.1 1.66 -12.1 .952
PLAYER HISTORY
06/10/2015 Injured (herniated disc (back)), day-to-day for 6 days.
11/10/2015 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (57); Movement: 60 (61); Control: 58 (59).
06/26/2016 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Chiba Lotte Marines with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/21/2016 Was selected to the 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/18/2016 Injured (partially torn labrum), out for 4 months.
11/10/2016 Finished 2nd in 2016 NPB JPL Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
11/18/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (57); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 61 (59).
05/20/2017 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/03/2017 Injured (strained abdominal muscle), out for 2 weeks.
07/16/2017 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Orix Buffaloes with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/20/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/28/2017 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
10/01/2017 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Orix Buffaloes with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/08/2017 Finished 3rd in 2017 NPB JPL Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
11/16/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (57); Movement: 60 (61); Control: 61 (59).
04/01/2018 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/02/2018 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Chunichi Dragons with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/08/2018 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $33,140,000 with the Saitama Seibu Lions organization.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (57); Movement: 60 (61); Control: 61 (59).
07/03/2019 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Orix Buffaloes with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/21/2019 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 57 (57); Movement: 59 (60); Control: 62 (60).
06/20/2020 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/27/2020 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chiba Lotte Marines with 15 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/16/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/02/2020 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 2 days.
09/26/2020 Injured (Radial nerve (elbow) decompression surgery), out for 8 months.
10/22/2020 Wins the 2020 Round 3 with the Saitama Seibu Lions.
11/04/2020 Finished 3rd in 2020 NPB JPL Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (57); Movement: 60 (59); Control: 60 (56).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (54); Movement: 55 (54); Control: 50 (48).
05/10/2022 Injured (Mild shoulder inflammation), day-to-day for 5 days.
06/26/2022 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2022 64 4
Year GS Rank
2018 29 8
2020 27 9
Year W Rank
2016 14 5
2017 14 5
2018 13 5
2020 11 8
Year L Rank
2015 12 3
2018 11 10
2019 11 8
Year Win. % Rank
2016 .700 2
2017 .609 7
2018 .542 9
2020 .524 8
Year SV Rank
2022 29 5
Year IP Rank
2017 221.0 4
2018 206.2 5
2019 200.2 10
2020 216.2 4
Year BF Rank
2017 899 7
2018 896 4
2020 914 3
Year HRA Rank
2015 31 1
2016 19 3
2017 19 6
2018 23 1
2019 24 2
2020 17 9
Year BB Rank
2018 90 1
2020 62 6
Year K Rank
2017 186 5
2018 171 9
2019 199 3
2020 185 5
Year WP Rank
2018 9 7
2020 10 4
Year ERA Rank
2016 2.27 1
2017 2.73 5
2019 3.18 6
2020 3.16 6
Year BABIP Rank
2016 .266 2
2017 .275 6
2019 .266 2
Year WHIP Rank
2016 1.09 1
2017 1.11 3
2019 1.08 1
2020 1.24 7
Year K/BB Rank
2015 2.30 10
2016 3.38 6
2017 3.38 3
2019 3.62 3
2020 2.98 9
Year RA/9 Rank
2016 10.26 1
2017 10.26 2
2019 10.00 1
2020 11.67 9
Year H/9 Rank
2016 7.67 2
2017 7.78 5
2018 8.67 10
2019 7.27 2
2020 8.60 9
Year BB/9 Rank
2016 2.16 5
2017 2.24 4
2019 2.47 9
2020 2.58 10
Year K/9 Rank
2015 7.38 10
2017 7.57 10
2019 8.93 3
2020 7.68 9
Year RA Rank
2022 64 4
Year GF Rank
2022 46 5
Year QS Rank
2016 18 6
2017 18 7
2019 18 8
2020 18 7
Year QSP Rank
2016 .857 1
2017 .667 6
2019 .692 4
2020 .667 4
Year CG Rank
2016 6 3
2017 15 1
2018 6 7
2019 9 2
2020 10 1
Year CGP Rank
2016 .286 2
2017 .556 1
2018 .207 9
2019 .346 2
2020 .370 1
Year SHO Rank
2016 1 4
2017 4 1
2018 2 5
2019 2 4
2020 2 3
Year WAR Rank
2017 4.1 4
2020 3.8 5
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