How Yusei Kikuchi's Balks Compares to Similar Players
Yusei Kikuchi has totaled 1 career Balks, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His strongest Balks season came in 2021, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The highest point came in 2019 at 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Balks total has gone from 0 in 2023 to 0 in 2024 and 0 in 2025, holding steady over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.
Yusei Kikuchi Lifetime Balks
Stats similar to Balks for Yusei Kikuchi
| Yusei Kikuchi
Balks |
|---|
| Career | 1 |
| Season Avg. | 0.14 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.81 |
| More Info | See More |
Yusei Kikuchi Balks Per Season
Yusei Kikuchi's Balks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, Asia, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Yusei Kikuchi Balks by Team
Yusei Kikuchi's career Balks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Yusei Kikuchi Cumulative Balks — Career Progression
A running total of Yusei Kikuchi's career Balks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Yusei Kikuchi Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Yusei Kikuchi's seasonal Balks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Yusei Kikuchi Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Yusei Kikuchi's MLB career with Balks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
