How Yusei Kikuchi's Wild Pitches Compares to Similar Players

Yusei Kikuchi has totaled 36 career Wild Pitches, well above the starting pitcher average of 19.8 — production that has significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Wild Pitches season came in 2022, posting 3, above the starting pitcher average of 2.5 that year. The highest point came in 2025 at 8, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.3 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Wild Pitches total has gone from 7 in 2023 to 4 in 2024 and 8 in 2025, rising over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Wild Pitches profile — ranging from 3 to 8 — though the career average has remained well below league norms.

Yusei Kikuchi Lifetime Wild Pitches

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Yusei Kikuchi Wild Pitches Per Season

Yusei Kikuchi's Wild Pitches 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 Wild Pitches per season line chart

Yusei Kikuchi Wild Pitches by Team

Yusei Kikuchi's career Wild Pitches totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Yusei Kikuchi career Wild Pitches by team bar chart

Yusei Kikuchi Cumulative Wild Pitches — Career Progression

A running total of Yusei Kikuchi's career Wild Pitches, 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 Wild Pitches year-over-year waterfall chart

Yusei Kikuchi Wild Pitches Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Yusei Kikuchi's seasonal Wild Pitches 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 Wild Pitches distribution box chart versus comparable players

Yusei Kikuchi Wild Pitches — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Yusei Kikuchi's MLB career with Wild Pitches 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.
Yusei Kikuchi Wild Pitches season-by-season breakdown table