FACTS/FLUKES: Kikuchi, H. Ramirez, Muñoz, Mountcastle, R. López
Jul 9 2022
Kikuchi underperformed his xERA 2020 and 2021 with the Mariners and struggled so far in 2022 ... Through 65 innings, Yusei Kikuchi (LHP, TOR) has a 5.12 and a brutal 1.57 WHIP. Kikuchi has a career-best K%, but the BB% ballooned to 13.9%. With the dreadful ratios, do Kikuchi's skills hint at better results in the future?
Year IP ERA/xERA BB% K% K-BB SwK Vel Ball H%/S% GB/LD/FB HRF BPV ==== === ========= === === ==== ==== ==== ==== ===== ======== === ==== 2019 162 5.46/5.30 7% 16% 9% 8.9 92.5 35.9 32/70 44/21/35 19% 63 2020 47 5.17/3.93 10% 24% 14% 12.8 95.0 38.4 31/59 52/23/25 9% 89 2021 157 4.41/3.92 9% 25% 15% 12.7 95.2 35.1 30/72 48/21/30 21% 98 2022 65 5.12/4.41 ...
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