2025 Stats
W-L
6-8
ERA
3.42
WHIP
1.42
K
153
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

Impressive in no-decision
Kikuchi allowed one run on seven hits and no walks while striking out four batters over seven innings in a no-decision against Cincinnati on Wednesday.
Analysis
Kikuchi's efficiency was particularly notable Wednesday; he needed just 88 pitches to complete seven frames, throwing 58 strikes and issuing zero walks. That's a dramatic improvement after he had walked multiple batters seven times in his previous nine outings and had completed six innings just once during that span. Kikuchi didn't miss many bats with only six whiffs and four punchouts, but the tradeoff of being able to go deep into the contest is something that the Angels almost certainly prefer. Kikuchi lowered his season ERA to 3.42 with the strong outing, and he's next lined up to face the Rangers on the road.
Kikuchi's efficiency was particularly notable Wednesday; he needed just 88 pitches to complete seven frames, throwing 58 strikes and issuing zero walks. That's a dramatic improvement after he had walked multiple batters seven times in his previous nine outings and had completed six innings just once during that span. Kikuchi didn't miss many bats with only six whiffs and four punchouts, but the tradeoff of being able to go deep into the contest is something that the Angels almost certainly prefer. Kikuchi lowered his season ERA to 3.42 with the strong outing, and he's next lined up to face the Rangers on the road.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
96
Last 10 Games
97
Last 5 Games
99
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-10%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-3%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .233 | 118 | 24 | 91 | 12 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .259 | 422 | 129 | 393 | 59 | |||
2025vs Left | .256 | 39 | 8 | 32 | 1 | |||
2025vs Right | .264 | 114 | 53 | 120 | 18 | |||
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
-19%
ERA at Home
2025
-52%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2023Home | 3.43 | 1.18 | 265.1 | 9.9 | 2.4 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 4.22 | 1.43 | 228.0 | 9.8 | 3.2 | ||||
2025Home | 2.30 | 1.22 | 82.0 | 8.8 | 2.6 | ||||
2025Away | 4.76 | 1.66 | 68.0 | 9.7 | 4.9 | ||||
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
2.51K/9
9.2BB/9
3.7HR/9
1.1Fastball
94.9 mphERA
3.42WHIP
1.42BABIP
.330GB/FB
1.07Left On Base
79.4%Exit Velocity
83.3 mphBarrels/BBE
5.7%Spin Rate
2198 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.4%Swinging Strike
10.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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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Yields two homers in loss
Kikuchi (6-8) allowed four runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three over four innings to take the loss versus the Athletics on Friday.
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Plenty of support in sixth win
Kikuchi (6-7) picked up the win in Saturday's 7-4 victory over the Tigers, giving up four runs on eight hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out seven.
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Notches win, quality start
Kikuchi (5-7) earned the win over Tampa Bay on Monday, allowing one run on four hits and two walks while striking out seven batters over six innings.
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Peppered by Rangers in no-decision
Kikuchi didn't factor into the decision Tuesday against the Rangers, allowing four runs (three earned) on 10 hits and no walks in 5.1 innings. He struck out five.
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Lasts 4.2 frames in loss
Kikuchi (4-7) was charged with the loss Thursday versus the Mariners after allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks across 4.2 innings. He struck out four.
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Garners All-Star nod
Kikuchi has been selected to participate in the 2025 MLB All-Star Game.
Analysis
Kikuchi is having an excellent season in his first year with the Angels, as the veteran hurler owns a 3.02 ERA across 107.1 innings over 19 starts in 2025. If he's able to maintain that figure, he'd end up posting a career-best mark in that category. The 1.38 WHIP isn't encouraging, though, as it's his second-highest figure in that category over the last six seasons.
Kikuchi is having an excellent season in his first year with the Angels, as the veteran hurler owns a 3.02 ERA across 107.1 innings over 19 starts in 2025. If he's able to maintain that figure, he'd end up posting a career-best mark in that category. The 1.38 WHIP isn't encouraging, though, as it's his second-highest figure in that category over the last six seasons.