OVERALL GRADE
D Limited Sample
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PLAYER PROFILE
Yusei Kikuchi
Starting Pitcher • Los Angeles Angels
Bats:
Left
Throws:
Left
Age:
35
Height:
6' 0"
Weight:
210 lbs
COMPLETE BASEBALL EVALUATION
Player IQ
A role-aware evaluation of performance, history, durability, defensive responsibility, athletic value, decision-making proxies, and winning situational impact.
OVERALL PLAYER IQ
65 Out of 100BASEBALL ROLE
Starting Pitcher
P · Los Angeles Angels
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
COMPLETE PLAYER READ
The evaluation on Yusei Kikuchi
Yusei Kikuchi currently grades as a limited sample baseball player in the Baseball IQ 4.3 model. The strongest supported category is Position and Role Value (84/100), while Defense, Range and Arm Context (75/100) is the clearest current improvement area. Recent official form is stable, and the final evaluation combines production, role, history, durability, decision-making proxies, defense, athletic value, and situational impact.
WHAT THE MODEL USES
- Official current production and league context
- Career excellence, experience, awards and postseason history
- Durability and workload history
- Verified defensive and multi-position usage
- Baserunning and athletic-performance proxies
- Role-specific decisions, pitch recognition, command and pitchability proxies
- Situational and recent-form evidence
STRONGEST VERIFIED AREAS
- Position and Role Value
- Situational and Winning Impact
- Current Pitching Execution
DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES
- Durability
- Pitch IQ, Command and Pitchability
- Defense, Range and Arm Context
CATEGORY BREAKDOWN
Why the overall evaluation landed here
Last-X-games ERA/WHIP (4.92 / 1.54) is compared with the season line (4.92 / 1.54).
Current Pitching Execution
75
20th percentile context
Built from official MLB percentile context for run prevention, strikeout quality, and workload.
Pitching Experience and Proven Impact
75
Career history includes 1055.7 innings, 1,078 strikeouts and verified postseason context. Official recognition includes 0 elite awards and 2 major awards or championship records across 3 supported entries. No verified MLB postseason pitching sample was available.
Consistency
75
Built from official game logs by comparing each appearance with the player's own per-game baseline.
Development Trend
75
Last-X-games ERA/WHIP (4.92 / 1.54) is compared with the season line (4.92 / 1.54).
Position and Role Value
84
Based on the official primary role/position (P) plus verified multi-position usage.
Durability
75
Built from official pitcher workload: 67.2 innings across 14 appearances.
Pitch IQ, Command and Pitchability
75
32th percentile context
Uses official walk suppression, WHIP, strike percentage, and strikeout-to-walk balance.
Defense, Range and Arm Context
75
Pitcher defensive separation is limited in the current official stat feed, so this category stays near neutral.
Situational and Winning Impact
82
Compares the opponent OPS allowed with runners in scoring position (.677) against the season baseline (.798).
Accuracy safeguard — IQDugout does not invent Leadership and clubhouse impact, Confidence and mental toughness, Unpublished private scouting measurements, Private clubhouse and leadership evaluations when verified evidence is unavailable. Those areas remain clearly labeled rather than receiving false precision.
2026 PITCHING
Pitching Statistics
ERA
4.92
Would rank #45
Top 98% vs qualifiers
Earned runs allowed per nine innings.
WHIP
1.54
Would rank #47
Top 100% vs qualifiers
Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched.
W–L
1–7
W
#435 MLB
Top 50%
IP
67.2
#219 MLB
Top 25%
Innings pitched.
SO
67
#221 MLB
Top 25%
BB
30
SV
0
#258 MLB
Top 30%
G
14
VERIFIED CAREER CONTEXT
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UNDERSTAND THE PLAYER
Scout Report
ARCHETYPE
Starting Pitcher
Available current-season rate statistics are compared directionally with the qualified MLB pitcher pool. These are not official rankings.
DATA CONFIDENCE
Moderate confidence
Compared with qualified MLB pitchers, but this is not an official qualified ranking.
STRENGTHS
Verified indicators
Percentile-based strengths are withheld until the player officially qualifies.
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
Areas to monitor
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Baserunner Suppression Directional comparison
Why: Directional comparison (67.2 IP across 14 appearances, including 14 starts): 1.54 WHIP would place #47 against 46 qualified MLB pitchers (0th percentile). This is not an official rank.
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Run Prevention Directional comparison
Why: Directional comparison (67.2 IP across 14 appearances, including 14 starts): 4.92 ERA would place #45 against 46 qualified MLB pitchers (2nd percentile). This is not an official rank.
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Hit Suppression Directional comparison
Why: Directional comparison (67.2 IP across 14 appearances, including 14 starts): 9.84 H/9 would place #45 against 46 qualified MLB pitchers (2nd percentile). This is not an official rank.
VERSATILITY
No verified season position usage
- Primary role or position
- Starting Pitcher
- Position / role entries
- 0
- Verified secondary positions
- None in available season position data
This report summarizes available 2026 MLB statistics and official position information and available season usage. Non-qualified comparisons are directional, not official leaderboard ranks. Percentiles are calculated by IQDugout from official MLB comparison pools. Confidence reflects sample size, qualification, and supported comparison coverage. Versatility labels summarize verified position usage and are not league benchmarks. This is a current-data evaluation, not a projection.