Los Angeles Angels
Yusei Kikuchi has thrown 14,361 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2019 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (95mph) and Slider (83mph), also mixing in a Curve (77mph) and Change (83mph).
In 2025, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action and has well above average velo. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 19 of them in 2025) sweeps across the zone and has some two-plane movement. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 4 of them in 2025) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 3 of them in 2025) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it.