How Yusei Kikuchi's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Yusei Kikuchi has posted a career ERA of 4.46, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that falls short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 2023, posting 3.86, below the starting pitcher average of 4.41 that year. The highest point came in 2019 at 5.46, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.48 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The figure has moved from 3.86 in 2023 to 4.05 in 2024 and 3.99 in 2025. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average has fallen below league norms across 6 seasons.
Yusei Kikuchi Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Yusei Kikuchi
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ERA | Yusei Kikuchi
Component ERA | Yusei Kikuchi
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.46 | 4.5 | 4.29 |
| Season Avg. | 4.46 | 4.5 | 4.29 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.46 | 4.5 | 4.29 |
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Yusei Kikuchi ERA Per Season
Yusei Kikuchi's ERA 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 ERA by Team
Yusei Kikuchi's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Yusei Kikuchi ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Yusei Kikuchi's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Yusei Kikuchi ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Yusei Kikuchi's seasonal ERA 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 ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Yusei Kikuchi's MLB career with ERA 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.
