2026
15-Day HR Leaders
1 James Wood 6 HRs · 2 Jordan Walker 5 HRs · 3 Ben Rice 5 HRs · 4 Chase DeLauter 4 HRs · 5 Jake Bauers 4 HRs · 6 Shohei Ohtani 4 HRs · 7 Yordan Alvarez 4 HRs · 8 Samuel Basallo 4 HRs · 9 Junior Caminero 4 HRs · 10 Juan Soto 4 HRs · 11 Matt Olson 3 HRs · 12 Kyle Stowers 3 HRs 1 James Wood 6 HRs · 2 Jordan Walker 5 HRs · 3 Ben Rice 5 HRs · 4 Chase DeLauter 4 HRs · 5 Jake Bauers 4 HRs · 6 Shohei Ohtani 4 HRs · 7 Yordan Alvarez 4 HRs · 8 Samuel Basallo 4 HRs · 9 Junior Caminero 4 HRs · 10 Juan Soto 4 HRs · 11 Matt Olson 3 HRs · 12 Kyle Stowers 3 HRs
Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi

LHP LAA
54 matchups scored · 6 game days
1
HRs allowed
1.9%
HR rate (pool)
13.2%
Overall HR/FB
4.11
FIP
4.19
xFIP
-0.09
FIP − xFIP gap
Leak meter STINGY
LEAKY 56
season HR/FB pctile vs MLB pitchers — higher = more HR-prone
Tonight's read
vulnerability percentile · model flags
56
no model flags today
Vulnerability 56th pctile (season HR/FB pctile vs MLB pitchers)
Where he leaks
quality of contact allowed · season
Barrel% allowed
0.0%
0.0%
Hard-Hit% allowed
75.0%
75.0%
Fly-ball rate
avg HR 101.8 EV · 379 ft max EV allowed 110.0
Batted-ball xSLG splits and HR spray direction aren't tracked for pitchers yet.
Recent form
HR allowed by scored game day
2026-04-07 · 1 HR
7D · 0 HR 15D · 0 HR 30D · 1 HR
Dot size = HRs allowed that game day · scored pool only.
Not on today's slate — matchup context appears when he's next listed.
Threat Matrix
tonight's lineup × his arsenal families
No lineup yet — the Threat Matrix fills in when today's slate lists batters against Yusei Kikuchi.
Arsenal ledger
per-pitch damage against · season
PitchUseEVLAHRRV/100Damage
Fastball Hard 33.9% 83.8 27.6° 0 +2.0
Slider Breaking 23.6% 84.7 19.7° 1 -0.5
Splitter Offspeed 22.2% 82.3 12.9° 2 -1.4
Cutter Hard 11.5% 89.0 15.3° 0 +4.6
Curveball Breaking 8.8% 81.6 11.6° 0 -4.0
RV/100 = run value against per 100 pitches — higher = more damage allowed. Damage bar is scaled across his own arsenal.
Full ledger
pool + season datapoints · pctile-chipped where ranked
Pool matchups54
HRs allowed (pool)1
Pool HR rate1.9%
Pool HR/game day0.17
Top-15 matchups2
HRs to top-150
Overall HR/FB13.2% 56
HR/9
FIP4.11 53
xFIP4.19
FIP − xFIP-0.09 42
Barrel% allowed0.0%
Hard-Hit% allowed75.0%
FB%
K/9
BB/9
WHIP
IP
Pool = tracked matchup population · pctile chips = MLB-wide percentile (hot ≥ 85) · as of 2026-07-17
Fastball
Hard · 33.9% usage
+2.0 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against83.8 mph
Avg launch angle27.6°
HRs allowed0
Pitches192
Slider
Breaking · 23.6% usage
-0.5 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against84.7 mph
Avg launch angle19.7°
HRs allowed1
Pitches134
Splitter
Offspeed · 22.2% usage
-1.4 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against82.3 mph
Avg launch angle12.9°
HRs allowed2
Pitches126
Cutter
Hard · 11.5% usage
+4.6 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against89.0 mph
Avg launch angle15.3°
HRs allowed0
Pitches65
Curveball
Breaking · 8.8% usage
-4.0 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against81.6 mph
Avg launch angle11.6°
HRs allowed0
Pitches50
Usage by handedness
what tonight's lefties/righties will see
Per-handedness pitch usage isn't tracked yet — the arsenal cache is a season aggregate.
Zone map
damage by location
Per-zone damage isn't tracked yet for pitchers.
Pitcher vs. Batter
career PA vs tonight's listed order
No listed order yet — BvP rows appear when today's slate lists batters against Yusei Kikuchi.
BvP under 20 PA is noise — use it for pitch-mix memory, not projection. Context only: not part of the model score.
HR Log
1 allowed · scored pool
avg 101.8 EV · 379 ft 1 in last 30D
DateBatterRankScoreStadiumEVLADist
2026-04-07 Ozzie Albies #178 34 Angel Stadium 101.8 38.0° 379.0
Every row is a scored-pool matchup — HRs to unscored batters aren't tracked. Pitch type, count, and field direction aren't in the pool log yet.
Game-day log
last 6 scored game days · pool
DateStadiumMatchupsHRMax EV
2026-04-29 Rate Field 9 0 103.2
2026-04-24 Kauffman Stadium 9 0 110.0
2026-04-18 Angel Stadium 9 0 101.9
2026-04-07 Angel Stadium 9 1 106.3
2026-04-01 Wrigley Field 9 0 104.7
2026-03-27 Daikin Park 9 0 105.9
Box-score start lines (IP · H · ER · K · BB · pitch counts) aren't tracked yet — this is his scored-pool day log, matchups our model actually graded.
Tonight
park factor · wind · temp
Ballpark conditions unavailable — Yusei Kikuchi isn't on a scored slate with park & weather inputs.
Fences vs his leak
wall distance · damage overlay
Wall-distance overlays aren't tracked yet.
Venue splits
his HR/9 by venue
Per-venue HR splits aren't tracked yet.
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