SP - Los Angeles Angels
- Age 34
- Bats: L
- Throws: L
2026 Outlook
- Draft Rank (ECR)
- P #113
- Best / Worst
- #62 / #163
- ADP
- #307
Eligibility
- Yahoo
- SP
- ESPN
- SP
- CBS
- SP
Availability
Expert Note
View More NotesYusei Kikuchi remains a reliable but volatile fantasy arm entering 2026, best viewed as a back-end starter in mixed leagues. His 2025 season showed a step back in command (9.6% BB%) and strikeout rate (22.5% K%), eroding some of the gains he made during his strong late-2024 run, even as his workload and durability held up. The underlying batted-ball profile was mostly stable, but a rising walk rate and middling WHIP capped his fantasy ceiling despite near-league-average run prevention. Based on the 2026 projections, Kikuchi profiles as a fantasy faller—still useful for innings and strikeouts, but with limited upside and increased ratio risk compared to prior seasons. He's best deployed as a matchup-dependent SP5 rather than a set-and-forget option.
Player News
View More NewsKikuchi shines in a solid outing against the Royals
Yusei Kikuchi allowed one earned run on one hit and one walk while striking out six over five innings in Wednesday's victory against the Royals.
Fantasy Impact
Kikuchi is not slated to make another start this season. He will finish the year with a 3.99 ERA and 1.42 WHIP with a 7-11 record across 33 starts this season.
Rankings
View More Rankings| ECR | Best | Worst | # of Experts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draft | #277 | #148 | #376 | 15 |
| Rest of Season | - | - | - | - |
| Dynasty | #430 | #429 | #429 | 1 |
ECR vs ADP
| G | GS | W | L | SV | BS | HD | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.4 | 160 | 75 | 25 | 59 | 168 | 4.08 | 1.32 |
Stats
View More Stats| Pitching Stats | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | BB% | K | K% | ERA | WHIP | ||||||
| 2023 | TOR | 32 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 167.2 | 165 | 78 | 72 | 27 | 48 | 6.86 | 181 | 25.86 | 3.86 | 1.27 | ||||||
| 2024 | TOR | 22 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 115.2 | 125 | 63 | 61 | 17 | 30 | 6.04 | 130 | 26.16 | 4.75 | 1.34 | ||||||
| 2024 | HOU | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 42 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 5.86 | 76 | 31.80 | 2.70 | 0.93 | ||||||
| 2024 Totals | 32 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 175.2 | 167 | 85 | 79 | 25 | 44 | 5.98 | 206 | 27.99 | 4.05 | 1.20 | |||||||
| 2025 | LAA | 33 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 178.1 | 180 | 87 | 79 | 24 | 74 | 9.59 | 174 | 22.54 | 3.99 | 1.42 | ||||||
History
Game Log
View More Games| Game | OPP | Score | DEC | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 24 | vs. KC | - | W | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.80 | 0.40 |
| Thu, Sep 18 | @ MIL | - | - | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3.18 | 1.41 |
| Fri, Sep 12 | @ SEA | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 | 0.83 |
| Sat, Sep 6 | vs. ATH | - | L | 2.0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 31.50 | 4.50 |
Game Schedule
View Schedule| Game | Opp. Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opp | Time | Pitcher | VBR | Matchup |
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ HOU | 4:10pm | #13 | ||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ HOU | 8:15pm | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ HOU | 7:10pm | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ HOU | 2:10pm | |||
