Yusei Kikuchi projection
Yusei Kikuchi (LHP, LAA) projects to strike out 24.2% of batters, walk or hit 8.9% and allow home runs to 3.10%, working about 5.0 innings per start.
2026 season: 14 starts, 67.7 innings, 67 strikeouts, 32 walks + HBP, 7 home runs.
2025 Statcast: xwOBA allowed 0.327, CSW 25.372%.
Whiff rate 23.6%, barrels allowed 9.4%, hard-hit rate 42.2%. Projections are regressed toward league average by sample size (2166 batters faced in the weighted sample), so small samples move less.
Recent starts
| Date | Innings | Pitches |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | 5 | 90 |
| 2026-09-22 | 5.3 | 88 |
| 2026-09-16 | 4.3 | 99 |
| 2026-09-11 | 4 | 88 |
| 2026-09-05 | 6 | 89 |
Runs allowed per nine innings this season: 5.05. How these numbers feed each game projection is explained on the methodology page, and how to read a pitcher projection explains each number above.
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