Toronto Blue Jays
Yusei Kikuchi has thrown 11,936 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2019 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (95mph) and Curve (83mph), also mixing in a Slider (89mph) and Change (86mph).
In 2024, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is blazing fast, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their curve is thrown extremely hard, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' curves, has little depth and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their slider is thrown extremely hard, has less than expected depth and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their change is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, is much firmer than usual, has slight cut action and has some natural sink to it.