Yusei Kikuchi Stats: Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics

Yusei Kikuchi

P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 0" 210LBS | Age: 33

	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	WHIP
2022	6	7	5.19	32	20	1	100.2	124	1.50
2023	11	6	3.86	32	32	0	167.2	181	1.27
2024	9	10	4.05	32	32	0	175.2	206	1.20
6 Seasons	41	47	4.57	166	154	1	809.2	837	1.34

	G	W-L	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
2022	32	6-7	5.19	100.2	124	1.50
2023	32	11-6	3.86	167.2	181	1.27
2024	32	9-10	4.05	175.2	206	1.20
6 Seasons	166	41-47	4.57	809.2	837	1.34

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Statcast Standard Splits Game Logs

Standard MLB Batting Statistics

	Season	Tm	LG	G	PA	AB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
	2019	SEA	AL	32	2	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
*	2021	SEA	AL	29	2	2	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
	2 Seasons	SEA	AL	70	4	3	3	.000	.000	.000	.000

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20, Click for Chart.

Advanced MLB Batting Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	PA	SAC	BABIP	GIDPO	NP	P/PA	K/PA	HR/PA	BB/K	ISO	ROE
2019	SEA	AL	2	1	.---	1	5	2.500	.500	.000	.---	.000	1
2021	SEA	AL	2	0	.---	0	10	5.000	1.000	.000	.---	.000	0
2 Seasons	SEA	AL	4	1	.---	1	15	3.750	.750	.000	.---	.000	1

Standard MLB Pitching Statistics

	Season	Tm	LG	BF	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
	2019	SEA	AL	721	6	11	5.46	32	32	0	161.2	195	109	98	36	50	116	1.52
	2020	SEA	AL	194	2	4	5.17	9	9	0	47.0	41	27	27	3	20	47	1.30
*	2021	SEA	AL	666	7	9	4.41	29	29	0	157.0	145	82	77	27	62	163	1.32
	2022	TOR	AL	454	6	7	5.19	32	20	1	100.2	93	67	58	23	58	124	1.50
	2023	TOR	AL	700	11	6	3.86	32	32	0	167.2	165	78	72	27	48	181	1.27
	2024	TOR	AL	497	4	9	4.75	22	22	0	115.2	125	63	61	17	30	130	1.34
	2024	HOU	AL	239	5	1	2.70	10	10	0	60.0	42	22	18	8	14	76	0.93
	2024	2 Teams		736	9	10	4.05	32	32	0	175.2	167	85	79	25	44	206	1.20
	6 Seasons	3 Teams		3471	41	47	4.57	166	154	1	809.2	806	448	411	141	282	837	1.34

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20, Click for Chart.

Standard MLB Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT%
2019	SEA	AL	P	32	32	161.2	23	10	12	1	1	.957
2020	SEA	AL	P	9	9	47.0	8	3	5	0	0	1.000
2021	SEA	AL	P	29	29	157.0	19	6	13	0	1	1.000
2022	TOR	AL	P	32	20	100.2	16	4	11	1	1	.938
2023	TOR	AL	P	32	32	167.2	15	4	10	1	2	.933
2024	TOR	AL	P	22	22	115.2	16	5	11	0	0	1.000
2024	HOU	AL	P	10	10	60.0	4	2	2	0	0	1.000
2024	2 Teams		P	32	32	175.2	20	7	13	0	0	1.000
6 Seasons	3 Teams		P	166	154	809.2	101	34	64	3	5	.970

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Standard Minor League Batting Statistics

No Minor League Hitting Statistics.

Standard Minor League Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	W	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
2022	Buffalo Bisons	INT	AAA	1	1	1	5.0	2	3	4	1.00
	Buffalo Bisons	INT	AAA	1	1	1	5.0	2	3	4	1.00
Career Minors	Buffalo Bisons	INT		1	1	1	5.0	2	3	4	1.00

Standard Minor League Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	A	FPCT%
2022	Buffalo Bisons	INT	AAA	P	1	1	5.0	1	1	1.000
	Buffalo Bisons	INT	AAA	P	1	1	5.0	1	1	1.000
Career Minors	Buffalo Bisons	INT		P	1	1	5.0	1	1	1.000

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Rankings

Runs

Year	R	Rank
2024	85	8th in
2024	22	8th in AL
2024	63	8th in AL
2021	82	15th in AL
2019	109	3rd in AL

Doubles

Year	2B	Rank
2020	11	18th in AL
2019	41	7th in AL

Triples

Year	3B	Rank
2022	3	9th in AL
2020	1	23rd in AL
2019	6	4th in AL

Home Runs

Year	HR	Rank
2024	25	10th in
2024	8	10th in AL
2024	17	10th in AL
2023	27	10th in AL
2022	23	13th in AL
2021	27	10th in AL
2019	36	2nd in AL

Hits

Year	H	Rank
2024	167	10th in
2024	42	10th in AL
2024	125	10th in AL
2023	165	14th in AL
2021	145	22nd in AL
2019	195	5th in AL

At Bats

Year	AB	Rank
2024	683	13th in
2024	224	13th in AL
2024	459	13th in AL
2023	646	19th in AL
2021	597	19th in AL
2019	660	18th in AL

Innings Pitched

Year	IP	Rank
2024	175.2	18th in
2024	60.0	18th in AL
2024	115.2	18th in AL
2023	167.2	20th in AL
2021	157.0	20th in AL
2019	161.2	23rd in AL

Losses

Year	Losses	Rank
2024	10	19th in
2024	1	19th in AL
2024	9	19th in AL
2021	9	15th in AL
2020	4	14th in AL
2019	11	13th in AL

Total Bases

Year	TB	Rank
2024	267	16th in
2024	69	16th in AL
2024	198	16th in AL
2023	275	17th in AL
2021	258	18th in AL
2019	356	3rd in AL

Strikeouts

Year	SO	Rank
2024	206	5th in
2024	76	5th in AL
2024	130	5th in AL
2023	181	15th in AL
2021	163	16th in AL

Hit By Pitch

Year	HBP	Rank
2022	9	13th in AL

Wins

Year	Wins	Rank
2023	11	17th in AL

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Awards

Blue Jays Most Improved Player

Year	Team
2023

AL All-Star

Year	Team
2021

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	11/27/2024	Los Angeles Angels signed free agent LHP Yusei Kikuchi.
	10/31/2024	LHP Yusei Kikuchi elected free agency.
	07/31/2024	Houston Astros activated LHP Yusei Kikuchi.
	07/29/2024	Toronto Blue Jays traded LHP Yusei Kikuchi to Houston Astros for RHP Jake Bloss, OF Joey Loperfido and 2B Will Wagner.
	07/28/2022	Toronto Blue Jays activated LHP Yusei Kikuchi from the 15-day injured list.
	07/22/2022	Toronto Blue Jays sent LHP Yusei Kikuchi on a rehab assignment to Buffalo Bisons.
	07/22/2022	sent LHP Yusei Kikuchi on a rehab assignment to Buffalo Bisons.
	07/07/2022	Toronto Blue Jays placed LHP Yusei Kikuchi on the 15-day injured list. Neck strain.
	03/14/2022	Toronto Blue Jays activated LHP Yusei Kikuchi.
	03/14/2022	Toronto Blue Jays activated LHP Yusei Kikuchi.
	03/14/2022	Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LHP Yusei Kikuchi.
	11/04/2021	Seattle Mariners activated LHP Yusei Kikuchi.
	07/12/2021	Seattle Mariners activated LHP Yusei Kikuchi from the 10-day injured list.
	07/12/2021	LHP Yusei Kikuchi assigned to American League All-Stars.
	07/11/2021	Seattle Mariners placed LHP Yusei Kikuchi on the 10-day injured list.
	01/02/2019	Seattle Mariners signed free agent LHP Yusei Kikuchi.
	01/02/2019	Seattle Mariners signed free agent P Yusei Kikuchi.
	01/02/2019	Seattle Mariners signed free agent P Yusei Kikuchi.
	01/02/2019	Seattle Mariners signed free agent P Yusei Kikuchi.
	01/02/2019	Seattle Mariners signed free agent LHP Yusei Kikuchi.
	12/28/2011	Melbourne Aces placed LHP Yusei Kikuchi on the reserve list.
	11/08/2011	Melbourne Aces activated LHP Yusei Kikuchi.
	10/26/2011	LHP Yusei Kikuchi assigned to Melbourne Aces.

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2 Teams	MLB	vs Left				27			34.2	145	31			5	8	40	1.13
2 Teams	MLB	vs Right				32			140.1	591	136			20	36	166	1.23

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Toronto Blue Jays	MLB	March	0	1	6.23	1	1	4.1	22	6	3	3	1	3	4	2.08
Toronto Blue Jays	MLB	April	2	1	2.45	5	5	29.1	116	25	8	8	1	5	32	1.02
Toronto Blue Jays	MLB	May	0	2	3.62	5	5	27.1	115	29	12	11	3	5	25	1.24
Toronto Blue Jays	MLB	June	2	4	6.26	6	6	27.1	122	35	20	19	7	8	32	1.57
Toronto Blue Jays	MLB	July	0	1	6.59	5	5	27.1	122	30	20	20	5	9	37	1.43
Houston Astros	MLB	August	3	0	2.57	6	6	35.0	139	23	12	10	4	10	47	0.94
Houston Astros	MLB	September	2	1	2.88	4	4	25.0	100	19	10	8	4	4	29	0.92
Toronto Blue Jays	MLB	Pre All-Star	4	8	4.42	20	20	106.0	450	112	54	52	16	26	117	1.30
2 Teams	MLB	Post All-Star	5	2	3.49	12	12	69.2	286	55	31	27	9	18	89	1.05

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2 Teams	MLB	Bases Empty	32	110.1	458	95	18	25	132	1.09
2 Teams	MLB	Bases Loaded	7	1.2	9	4	1	0	2	2.40
2 Teams	MLB	Runner at 1st	32	29.2	127	36	1	9	33	1.52
2 Teams	MLB	Runners at 1st & 2nd	22	11.1	47	11	2	2	14	1.15
2 Teams	MLB	Runners at 1st & 3rd	14	7.2	29	6	0	1	7	0.91
2 Teams	MLB	Runner at 2nd	19	7.2	38	11	3	4	11	1.96
2 Teams	MLB	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	13	4.1	18	2	0	3	6	1.15
2 Teams	MLB	Runner at 3rd	5	2.2	10	2	0	0	1	0.75
2 Teams	MLB	Scoring Position	32	35.1	151	36	6	10	41	1.30

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2 Teams	MLB	Home Games	4	8	3.89	18	18	0	104.0	430	97	51	45	15	21	125	1.13
2 Teams	MLB	Away Games	5	2	4.27	14	14	0	71.2	306	70	34	34	10	23	81	1.30
2 Teams	MLB	Day Games	3	6	5.32	14	14	0	69.1	311	83	44	41	9	20	81	1.49
2 Teams	MLB	Night Games	6	4	3.22	18	18	0	106.1	425	84	41	38	16	24	125	1.02
2 Teams	MLB	Leading Off				32			41.2	185	46			10	10	52	1.34
2 Teams	MLB	Late / Close				3			3.1	10	0			0	0	3	0.00

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2 Teams	MLB	No Outs	32	61.2	269	66	12	16	77	1.33
2 Teams	MLB	One Out	32	59.0	233	50	7	11	64	1.03
2 Teams	MLB	Two Outs	32	54.2	234	51	6	17	65	1.24

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2 Teams	MLB	First Inning	3.94	32	32.0	142	35	15	14	7	11	45	1.44
2 Teams	MLB	Second Inning	2.81	32	32.0	131	34	11	10	0	3	37	1.16
2 Teams	MLB	Third Inning	4.06	32	31.0	132	26	14	14	3	15	29	1.32
2 Teams	MLB	Fourth Inning	1.80	30	30.0	111	19	6	6	3	4	40	0.77
2 Teams	MLB	Fifth Inning	6.67	29	27.0	114	27	20	20	5	5	28	1.19
2 Teams	MLB	Sixth Inning	6.38	24	18.1	87	22	17	13	6	6	21	1.53
2 Teams	MLB	Seventh Inning	2.25	4	4.0	14	3	1	1	0	0	4	0.75
Toronto Blue Jays	MLB	Eighth Inning	6.75	2	1.1	5	1	1	1	1	0	2	0.75

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	vs Left				1			2.0	8	1			0	2	2	1.50
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	vs Right				1			3.0	10	1			0	1	2	0.67

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	July	1	0	0.00	1	1	0	5.0	18	2	0	0	0	3	4	1.00

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Bases Empty	1	2.1	10	1	2	3	1.29
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Runner at 1st	1	1.0	5	1	1	1	2.00
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 2nd	1	1.1	2	0	0	0	0.00
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Runner at 3rd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0.00
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Scoring Position	1	1.2	3	0	0	0	0.00

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Home Games	1	0	0.00	1	1	0	5.0	18	2	0	0	3	4	1.00
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Night Games	1	0	0.00	1	1	0	5.0	18	2	0	0	3	4	1.00
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Leading Off				1			1.0	5	0			2	0	2.00

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	No Outs	1	2.0	8	0	3	0	1.50
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	One Out	1	1.2	6	2	0	3	1.20
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Two Outs	1	1.1	4	0	0	1	0.00

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	First Inning	1	1.0	4	0	1	1	1.00
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Second Inning	1	1.0	4	0	2	0	2.00
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Third Inning	1	1.0	3	0	0	1	0.00
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Fourth Inning	1	1.0	4	2	0	0	2.00
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Fifth Inning	1	1.0	3	0	0	2	0.00

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2024-03-30	Tampa Bay Rays	Toronto Blue Jays	0	1	6.23	1	1	4.1	6	3	3	1	3	4	2.08
March	Toronto Blue Jays		0	1	6.23	1	1	4.1	6	3	3	1	3	4	2.08
2024-04-05	New York Yankees	Toronto Blue Jays	0	0	2.79	1	1	5.1	4	0	0	0	2	7	1.55
2024-04-10	Toronto Blue Jays	Seattle Mariners	0	0	2.30	1	1	6.0	3	1	1	0	2	9	1.28
2024-04-16	Toronto Blue Jays	New York Yankees	1	0	2.08	1	1	6.0	4	1	1	0	1	9	1.15
2024-04-22	Kansas City Royals	Toronto Blue Jays	1	0	2.28	1	1	6.0	5	2	2	1	0	4	1.08
2024-04-27	Toronto Blue Jays	Los Angeles Dodgers	0	1	2.94	1	1	6.0	9	4	4	0	0	3	1.16
April	Toronto Blue Jays		2	1	2.45	5	5	29.1	25	8	8	1	5	32	1.02
2024-05-03	Washington Nationals	Toronto Blue Jays	0	0	2.72	1	1	6.0	6	1	1	0	1	7	1.16
2024-05-10	Toronto Blue Jays	Minnesota Twins	0	1	2.64	1	1	8.0	4	2	2	1	0	3	1.05
2024-05-15	Baltimore Orioles	Toronto Blue Jays	0	0	2.60	1	1	4.1	6	1	1	1	1	9	1.10
2024-05-21	Toronto Blue Jays	Chicago White Sox	0	1	2.64	1	1	6.0	5	3	2	0	3	6	1.12
2024-05-26	Detroit Tigers	Toronto Blue Jays	0	0	3.25	1	1	3.0	8	5	5	1	0	0	1.20
May	Toronto Blue Jays		0	2	3.62	5	5	27.1	29	12	11	3	5	25	1.24
2024-06-01	Toronto Blue Jays	Pittsburgh Pirates	0	1	3.66	1	1	5.1	9	6	5	1	1	4	1.25
2024-06-06	Toronto Blue Jays	Baltimore Orioles	1	0	3.48	1	1	6.0	4	1	1	1	1	6	1.22
2024-06-11	Milwaukee Brewers	Toronto Blue Jays	1	0	3.26	1	1	5.0	3	0	0	0	4	5	1.23
2024-06-17	Toronto Blue Jays	Boston Red Sox	0	1	3.65	1	1	4.0	7	5	5	4	0	7	1.25
2024-06-23	Cleveland Guardians	Toronto Blue Jays	0	1	4.00	1	1	2.0	8	4	4	0	1	3	1.33
2024-06-28	Toronto Blue Jays	New York Yankees	0	1	4.18	1	1	5.0	4	4	4	1	1	7	1.31
June	Toronto Blue Jays		2	4	6.26	6	6	27.1	35	20	19	7	8	32	1.57
2024-07-03	Toronto Blue Jays	Houston Astros	0	0	4.12	1	1	5.2	5	2	2	1	2	5	1.31
2024-07-09	San Francisco Giants	Toronto Blue Jays	0	0	4.00	1	1	7.1	6	2	2	2	0	13	1.27
2024-07-14	Arizona Diamondbacks	Toronto Blue Jays	0	0	4.42	1	1	4.2	6	7	7	1	3	6	1.30
2024-07-20	Toronto Blue Jays	Detroit Tigers	0	1	4.54	1	1	5.0	5	4	4	0	2	8	1.31
2024-07-26	Toronto Blue Jays	Texas Rangers	0	0	4.75	1	1	4.2	8	5	5	1	2	5	1.34
July	Toronto Blue Jays		0	1	6.59	5	5	27.1	30	20	20	5	9	37	1.43
2024-08-02	Houston Astros	Tampa Bay Rays	0	0	4.67	1	1	5.2	3	2	2	1	3	11	1.33
2024-08-07	Texas Rangers	Houston Astros	1	0	4.62	1	1	5.1	4	2	2	1	3	8	1.33
2024-08-13	Tampa Bay Rays	Houston Astros	1	0	4.49	1	1	5.2	3	1	1	0	0	5	1.29
2024-08-19	Houston Astros	Boston Red Sox	0	0	4.37	1	1	5.2	6	3	1	1	1	7	1.29
2024-08-25	Baltimore Orioles	Houston Astros	0	0	4.39	1	1	5.2	2	3	3	1	3	4	1.27
2024-08-31	Houston Astros	Kansas City Royals	1	0	4.24	1	1	7.0	5	1	1	0	0	12	1.25
August			3	0	2.57	6	6	35.0	23	12	10	4	10	47	0.94
2024-09-07	Houston Astros	Arizona Diamondbacks	1	0	4.31	1	1	6.0	7	4	4	2	0	6	1.24
2024-09-13	Los Angeles Angels	Houston Astros	1	0	4.29	1	1	7.0	3	3	3	1	2	6	1.22
2024-09-19	Houston Astros	Los Angeles Angels	0	0	4.19	1	1	6.0	5	1	1	1	1	9	1.21
2024-09-25	Houston Astros	Seattle Mariners	0	1	4.05	1	1	6.0	4	2	0	0	1	8	1.20
September			2	1	2.88	4	4	25.0	19	10	8	4	4	29	0.92

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2022-07-22	Buffalo Bisons	Rochester Red Wings	1	0	0.00	1	1	0	5.0	2	0	0	0	3	4	1.00
July	Buffalo Bisons		1	0	0.00	1	1	0	5.0	2	0	0	0	3	4	1.00

Statcast Statistics

Season	Age	Pitches	Batted Balls	Barrels	Barrel %	Barrel/PA	Exit Velocity	Max EV	Launch Angle	LA Sweet- Spot %	XBA	XSLG	WOBA	XWOBA	XWOBACON	HardHit%	K%	BB%	ERA	xERA
2019	28	2721	549	42	7.7	5.8	89.2	115.1	12.3	32.1	.278	.477	.368	.345	.384	39.1	16.1	6.9	5.46	5.37
2020	29	795	127	5	3.9	2.6	89.4	112.1	4.3	29.1	.227	.319	.299	.282	.321	36.2	24.2	10.3	5.17	3.33
2021	30	2562	436	48	11.0	7.2	91.9	115.5	7.9	37.4	.261	.463	.325	.346	.423	47.0	24.5	9.3	4.41	5.19
2022	31	1843	263	39	14.8	8.6	91.6	117.0	10.0	38.0	.247	.463	.367	.361	.448	47.9	27.3	12.8	5.18	5.63
2023	32	2818	467	42	9.0	6.0	90.5	114.1	13.3	37.7	.249	.434	.319	.319	.401	42.4	25.9	6.9	3.87	4.30
2024	33	2923	484	47	9.7	6.4	90.1	119.2	14.2	33.5	.239	.396	.297	.298	.388	45.0	28.0	6.0	4.05	3.70
Player		13662	2326	223	9.6	6.4	90.4	119.2	11.4	35.0	.253	.437	.331	.329	.399	43.4	24.1	8.1
MLB					7.0	4.8	88.5	122.4	12.3	33.2	.245	.405	.316	.315	.368	36.5	22.2	8.4

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Kikuchi relies on 4 pitches.

Four Seamer

(47.0%) ,

Slider

(23.6%) ,

Curveball

(18.3%) ,

Changeup

(11.1%) ,

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2024 - Matthew Liberatore

2024 - Carlos Rodón

2024 - Justin Wrobleski

2022 - Taylor Hearn

2024 - Robbie Ray

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Pitch Tracking

Batted Ball Profile

Season	GB %	FB %	LD %	PU %	Pull %	Straight %	Oppo %	Weak %	Topped %	Under %	Flare/Burner %	Solid %	Barrel %	Barrel/PA
2019	44.8	21.9	25.1	8.2	38.1	33.5	28.4	2.4	33.5	23.1	25.1	5.3	7.7	5.8
2020	52.8	16.5	26.8	3.9	44.1	26.0	29.9	4.7	39.4	23.6	26.0	2.4	3.9	2.6
2021	49.8	22.0	25.2	3.0	35.8	42.0	22.2	2.5	37.4	18.3	25.5	4.8	11.0	7.2
2022	44.5	24.0	25.9	5.7	44.9	36.5	18.6	2.7	33.1	15.2	27.0	6.5	14.8	8.6
2023	40.0	25.5	26.1	8.4	38.1	32.8	29.1	3.2	30.4	24.4	25.9	6.9	9.0	6.0
2024	42.6	29.5	22.9	5.0	38.6	34.3	27.1	4.8	28.5	26.4	24.0	6.6	9.7	6.4
Player	44.7	24.2	25.1	6.1	38.9	35.0	26.1	3.2	32.8	22.3	25.4	5.8	9.6	6.4
MLB	44.4	23.8	24.7	7.1	37.2	37.5	25.2	3.9	32.6	24.8	24.4	5.9	7.0	4.8

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Similar Pitchers to Yusei Kikuchi:

2024 - Jared Jones

2020 - Max Fried

2023 - James Paxton

2023 - Zac Gallen

2019 - Iván Nova

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Pitch Movement

How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.

						Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)				Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
Year	Pitch	Team	Hand	#	MPH	Vertical Drop	vs. Comparable	Horizontal Break	vs. Comparable	Vertical Break	vs. Avg	Horizontal Break	vs. Avg
2024	4-Seam Fastball	HOU	L	1374	95.5	13.2	1.6	7.9ARM	-0.5	16.9	1.3	7.9ARM	-0.3
2024	Slider	HOU	L	687	88.3	31.8	-1.0	2.7GLV	-1.2	3.3	-1.8	2.7GLV	-2.4
2024	Curveball	HOU	L	534	82.4	44.9	-4.3	4.8GLV	-3.0	-4.6	-3.4	4.8GLV	-2.6
2024	Changeup	HOU	L	325	86.8	27.7	-4.2	12.7ARM	-1.5	8.6	-2.7	12.7ARM	-1.4
2023	Curveball	TOR	L	538	83.1	43.1	-4.5	6.1GLV	-1.7	-3.6	-4.8	6.1GLV	-1.6
2023	Changeup	TOR	L	272	88.7	27.4	-2.5	9.0ARM	-5.5	7.3	-1.0	9.0ARM	-5.0
2023	Slider	TOR	L	736	88.7	31.5	-0.5	2.5GLV	-1.6	3.2	-1.4	2.5GLV	-2.7
2023	4-Seam Fastball	TOR	L	1271	95.1	14.3	1.1	9.8ARM	1.4	16.2	0.9	9.8ARM	1.9
2022	Changeup	TOR	L	247	87.0	28.1	-2.2	10.4ARM	-4.2	8.0	-1.2	10.4ARM	-3.9
2022	Slider	TOR	L	559	86.6	34.5	0.0	3.1GLV	-1.7	2.1	-0.2	3.1GLV	-1.8
2022	Cutter	TOR	L	99	91.1	21.9	2.2	0.3ARM	-2.4	11.0	3.0	0.3ARM	-1.9
2022	4-Seam Fastball	TOR	L	932	94.9	13.6	1.2	11.5ARM	3.2	17.0	1.0	11.5ARM	3.9
2022	Curveball	TOR	L	6	85.2	36.8	-8.9	2.6GLV	-3.7	1.0	-9.8	2.6GLV	-5.7
2021	Cutter	SEA	L	894	91.3	23.1	0.3	0.0GLV	-1.6	9.5	1.5	0.0GLV	-1.7
2021	4-Seam Fastball	SEA	L	914	95.1	14.0	0.4	10.2ARM	2.2	16.3	0.2	10.2ARM	2.6
2021	Changeup	SEA	L	269	86.2	31.2	1.3	10.6ARM	-3.2	5.4	2.4	10.6ARM	-3.3
2021	Slider	SEA	L	484	82.5	43.0	3.6	2.6GLV	-3.8	-2.9	4.5	2.6GLV	-2.2
2020	4-Seam Fastball	SEA	L	299	95.0	12.1	2.1	6.5ARM	-1.0	18.4	2.4	6.5ARM	-1.0
2020	Changeup	SEA	L	50	86.8	29.3	0.2	10.8ARM	-2.3	6.9	0.9	10.8ARM	-2.8
2020	Cutter	SEA	L	317	92.1	22.9	0.2	1.1GLV	-1.0	9.3	1.6	1.1GLV	-0.8
2020	Slider	SEA	L	127	83.3	40.7	1.7	1.6GLV	-4.0	-1.3	2.6	1.6GLV	-3.5
2019	Curveball	SEA	L	406	75.0	63.7	2.7	6.9GLV	-4.0	-14.2	5.5	6.9GLV	-1.2
2019	Changeup	SEA	L	200	84.5	29.1	-1.5	11.5ARM	-2.0	9.0	-1.1	11.5ARM	-2.8
2019	4-Seam Fastball	SEA	L	1286	92.5	16.1	0.0	5.7ARM	-1.5	15.7	0.0	5.7ARM	-2.0
2019	Slider	SEA	L	736	86.0	34.0	-0.8	3.5GLV	-0.7	3.1	-1.5	3.5GLV	-1.8

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year	Pitch Type	RV/100	Run Value	Pitches	%	PA	BA	SLG	wOBA	Whiff%	K%	PutAway %	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Hard Hit %
2024	4-Seam Fastball	0.0	1	1,374	47.0	303	.274	.505	.351	28.0	27.4	22.0	.252	.463	.325	49.0
2024	Slider	1.1	7	689	23.6	227	.210	.280	.288	29.7	27.8	23.4	.242	.355	.312	45.7
2024	Curveball	0.2	1	535	18.3	132	.264	.395	.301	27.4	25.8	23.0	.229	.371	.266	44.2
2024	Changeup	-0.5	-2	325	11.1	73	.194	.250	.214	35.8	34.2	19.4	.198	.299	.221	27.7
2023	4-Seam Fastball	0.1	2	1,271	45.1	250	.270	.412	.336	26.8	25.6	19.0	.240	.404	.312	46.6
2023	Slider	1.1	8	736	26.1	252	.223	.393	.302	30.2	29.4	23.9	.250	.458	.334	41.0
2023	Curveball	0.1	1	538	19.1	137	.288	.470	.345	30.6	24.8	25.8	.268	.418	.307	37.8
2023	Changeup	-1.0	-3	272	9.7	61	.254	.508	.348	19.3	14.8	12.9	.233	.493	.317	42.0
2022	4-Seam Fastball	-1.3	-12	932	50.6	184	.252	.497	.393	26.6	23.4	20.9	.275	.562	.424	52.8
2022	Slider	-1.3	-8	559	30.3	171	.289	.612	.423	32.8	27.5	24.0	.251	.455	.346	45.7
2022	Changeup	1.8	4	247	13.4	70	.116	.188	.141	39.6	42.9	29.1	.167	.238	.173	35.0
2022	Cutter	-4.6	-5	99	5.4	27	.286	.714	.546	29.8	11.1	15.8	.327	.654	.549	66.7
2022	Curveball	2.3	0	6	0.3	1	.000	.000	.000	50.0	100.0	20.0	--	--	.000	--
2021	4-Seam Fastball	0.1	1	914	35.7	168	.209	.419	.321	30.6	33.3	21.4	.256	.497	.361	51.1
2021	Cutter	0.5	4	894	34.9	255	.276	.476	.395	19.1	9.0	14.7	.315	.557	.427	51.1
2021	Slider	-0.9	-4	484	18.9	157	.266	.468	.320	31.2	31.2	25.5	.238	.416	.286	43.8
2021	Changeup	1.0	3	269	10.5	86	.176	.282	.208	39.6	40.7	24.0	.175	.255	.194	31.4
2020	Cutter	0.6	2	318	40.0	96	.244	.366	.329	24.8	21.9	20.2	.223	.296	.288	43.5
2020	4-Seam Fastball	-0.9	-3	300	37.7	56	.265	.388	.350	30.8	26.8	19.5	.261	.353	.318	35.3
2020	Slider	0.6	1	127	16.0	31	.167	.367	.216	38.7	25.8	19.5	.162	.329	.205	21.7
2020	Changeup	-2.3	-1	50	6.3	11	.273	.273	.245	35.3	27.3	18.8	.287	.317	.269	25.0
2019	4-Seam Fastball	-0.9	-12	1,286	47.3	321	.326	.622	.429	15.9	12.8	14.7	.296	.529	.376	45.0
2019	Slider	-1.3	-10	736	27.0	254	.270	.478	.368	25.9	22.0	18.1	.233	.390	.302	32.6
2019	Curveball	-0.6	-2	406	14.9	71	.348	.623	.434	15.4	11.3	12.9	.380	.608	.424	44.3
2019	Changeup	1.8	4	200	7.4	56	.200	.364	.246	23.5	14.3	13.6	.259	.426	.295	25.5

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

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Spin Direction

Year	Pitch Type	Pitches	MPH	Active Spin %	Total Movement (In.)	Spin-Based	Observed	Deviation
2024	Changeup	322	86.8	89	15.4	10:45	10:00	45
2024	Curveball	534	82.4	42	8.6	4:15	4:45	-30
2024	4-Seam Fastball	1,339	95.5	90	18.3	10:45	11:00	-15
2024	Slider	689	88.3	27	4.3	1:00	1:45	-45
2023	Changeup	255	88.7	84	11.7	10:45	10:00	45
2023	Curveball	529	83.1	40	9.1	4:00	4:15	-15
2023	4-Seam Fastball	1,211	95.1	92	18.7	10:45	11:00	-15
2023	Slider	713	88.7	26	4.7	1:00	2:00	-60
2022	Changeup	244	87.0	89	13.3	10:45	10:00	45
2022	Cutter	99	91.1	60	10.3	11:15	12:00	-45
2022	4-Seam Fastball	931	94.9	96	20.5	10:30	10:45	-15
2022	Slider	559	86.6	26	5.2	1:30	2:45	-75
2021	Changeup	257	86.3	87	12.3	10:30	9:45	45
2021	Cutter	891	91.3	57	8.8	11:15	12:00	-45
2021	4-Seam Fastball	914	95.1	95	19.1	10:30	10:45	-15
2021	Slider	482	82.5	32	5.9	4:00	5:00	-60
2020	Changeup	44	86.9	89	13.0	10:45	10:00	45
2020	Cutter	270	92.1	59	8.5	11:30	12:15	-45
2020	4-Seam Fastball	249	95.0	97	19.1	11:00	11:15	-15
2020	Slider	110	83.2	26	4.0	4:00	5:00	-60

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All
2019		702	2,628	12	-5	-16	-10	-20
2020		194	795	7	1	-5	-4	-1
2021		666	2,561	18	6	-12	-8	3
2022		453	1,843	-4	6	-11	-10	-20
2023		708	2,838	3	22	-9	-10	6
2024		735	2,923	13	20	-17	-8	8

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Plate Discipline

Season	Pitches	Zone %	Zone Swing %	Zone Contact %	Chase %	Chase Contact %	Edge %	1st Pitch Strike %	Swing %	Whiff %	Meatball %	Meatball Swing %
2019	2,721	51.8	67.3	86.4	26.8	61.8	43.6	59.2	47.7	19.9	8.1	83.1
2020	795	51.2	66.1	75.8	26.0	52.5	41.5	50.5	46.5	29.7	8.7	81.2
2021	2,562	51.6	66.7	81.3	29.1	48.3	42.9	62.9	48.5	27.7	8.7	82.5
2022	1,843	48.3	68.6	75.6	27.7	52.7	41.8	57.3	47.5	31.0	7.2	75.0
2023	2,818	51.0	67.0	81.4	29.6	49.4	43.5	59.4	48.7	28.0	8.4	78.5
2024	2,923	51.5	67.8	78.4	27.9	50.3	41.4	65.4	48.4	29.0	8.4	80.0
Player	13,662	51.0	67.3	80.6	28.1	52.2	42.6	60.5	48.1	27.1	8.2	80.3
MLB		48.7	67.0	82.0	28.5	57.8	42.6	61.0	47.2	25.0	7.3	76.3

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year	xwOBA / xERA	xBA	xSLG	xISO	xOBP	Brl	Brl%	EV	Hard Hit%	K%	BB%	Whiff%	Chase Rate	FB Velo	FB Spin	CB Spin	Extension
2019	17	11	15	23	28	4	34	34	27	7	70	10	22	37	17	50	82
2020	77	62	83	94	61	56	86	29	55	54	32	71	32	78	32		87
2021	17	22	16	14	23	2	8	1	3	57	35	63	62	75	46		82
2022	3	36	7	2	3	8	1	1	1	77	3	84	29	68	63		90
2023	44	42	30	26	65	9	29	12	24	69	73	64	61	69	76	60	87
2024	62	48	44	39	79	2	14	18	6	84	81	76	41	73	61	43	90

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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2019	23.2	36	32.7	3	11	18	18	50.0
2020	27.2	3	2.1	1	2	0	2	66.7
2021	23.8	27	27.1	0	7	21	10	37.0
2022	23.9	23	19.5	4	4	16	6	26.1
2023	23.2	27	25.5	2	12	18	12	44.4
2024	24.4	25	20.4	5	8	17	9	36.0
Player	23.7	141	127.3	14	44	90	57	40.4

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.

Standard

Year	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2019	23.2	36	29.5	7	10	20	15	41.7
2020	27.2	3	2.3	1	1	3	0	0.0
2021	23.8	27	26.1	1	5	20	10	37.0
2022	23.9	23	19.8	3	5	17	6	26.1
2023	23.2	27	25.4	2	17	21	11	40.7
2024	24.4	25	21.2	4	9	17	10	40.0
Player	23.7	141	124.2	17	47	98	52	36.9

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Standard" view here accounts for different wall heights and distances but excludes environmental effects. It is based purely on the observed trajectory of the hit.

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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year	HR
2019	36	37	28	35	35	35	37	34	31	25	31	39	34	30	34	32	30	29	30	36	33	36	39	38	28	27	32	37	37	28	24
2020	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
2021	27	31	22	24	29	25	31	31	15	20	24	23	32	27	28	30	27	28	29	28	29	26	32	29	28	25	29	28	30	27	26
2022	23	16	17	18	20	23	23	17	17	18	19	21	17	18	22	22	18	21	20	22	19	17	23	21	13	20	21	23	20	20	18
2023	27	21	22	25	26	25	29	21	24	21	24	29	25	22	29	28	31	21	28	33	25	27	35	32	21	20	26	24	26	24	21
2024	25	17	23	20	19	24	24	20	16	15	19	27	22	18	19	21	16	16	20	28	20	18	30	20	19	18	18	23	22	22	19
Player	141	124	115	124	131	134	146	125	105	101	119	141	133	117	135	135	124	117	129	149	128	126	162	142	111	112	128	137	137	123	110

Standard

Year	HR
2019	36	32	28	36	29	30	37	29	32	22	27	37	29	29	35	25	27	26	29	36	29	31	35	32	23	26	27	21	31	30	25
2020	3	2	3	3	3	0	2	3	2	3	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	2
2021	27	29	23	27	25	26	28	30	20	17	24	24	30	28	29	26	25	26	27	30	28	26	32	28	25	24	21	15	34	28	27
2022	23	17	19	22	19	22	23	20	19	14	21	24	18	19	23	20	19	22	21	23	20	19	23	22	16	21	18	10	21	21	19
2023	27	23	23	30	20	30	31	26	20	19	22	30	27	24	31	23	24	22	29	30	27	33	31	29	23	22	16	15	30	27	24
2024	25	19	24	25	19	26	26	21	20	14	16	28	21	22	26	21	18	19	22	27	20	24	28	20	18	17	15	10	24	24	21
Player	141	122	120	143	115	134	147	129	113	89	112	146	128	124	147	117	115	117	130	148	126	135	152	133	108	112	99	73	143	132	118

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Year to Year Changes

Metric	2019	2020	+/-		2021	+/-		2022	+/-		2023	+/-		2024	+/-
Fastball Velocity	92.5	93.5	1.0	↑	93.2	-0.3	↓	94.6	1.4	↑	95.1	0.5	↑	95.5	0.4	↑
Offspeed Velocity	84.5	86.8	2.3	↑	86.2	-0.6	↓	87.0	0.8	↑	88.7	1.7	↑	86.8	-1.9	↓
Breaking Velocity	82.1	83.3	1.2	↑	82.5	-0.8	↓	86.5	4.0	↑	86.3	-0.2	↓	85.7	-0.6	↓
Exit Velocity	89.2	89.4	0.2	↑	91.9	2.5	↑	91.6	-0.3	↓	90.5	-1.1	↓	90.1	-0.4	↓
Launch Angle	12.3	4.3	-8.0	↓	7.9	3.6	↑	10.0	2.1	↑	13.3	3.3	↑	14.2	0.9	↑
Barrel %	7.7	3.9	-3.8	↓	11.0	7.1	↑	14.8	3.8	↑	9.0	-5.8	↓	9.7	0.7	↑
Hard Hit %	39.1	36.2	-2.9	↓	47.0	10.8	↑	47.9	0.9	↑	42.4	-5.5	↓	45.0	2.6	↑
LA Sweet-Spot %	32.1	29.1	-3.0	↓	37.4	8.3	↑	38.0	0.6	↑	37.7	-0.3	↓	33.5	-4.2	↓
xBA	.278	.227	-0.051	↓	.261	0.034	↑	.247	-0.014	↓	.249	0.002	↑	.239	-0.010	↓
BA	.295	.238	-0.057	↓	.243	0.005	↑	.243	0.000		.255	0.012	↑	.245	-0.010	↓
xwOBA	.345	.282	-0.063	↓	.346	0.064	↑	.361	0.015	↑	.319	-0.042	↓	.298	-0.021	↓
wOBA	.368	.299	-0.069	↓	.325	0.026	↑	.367	0.042	↑	.319	-0.048	↓	.297	-0.022	↓
xSLG	.477	.319	-0.158	↓	.463	0.144	↑	.463	0.000		.434	-0.029	↓	.396	-0.038	↓
SLG	.539	.366	-0.173	↓	.432	0.066	↑	.493	0.061	↑	.426	-0.067	↓	.391	-0.035	↓
K%	16.1	24.2	8.1	↑	24.5	0.3	↑	27.3	2.8	↑	25.9	-1.4	↓	28.0	2.1	↑
BB%	6.9	10.3	3.4	↑	9.3	-1.0	↓	12.8	3.5	↑	6.9	-5.9	↓	6.0	-0.9	↓
Swing %	47.7	46.5	-1.2	↓	48.5	2.0	↑	47.5	-1.0	↓	48.7	1.2	↑	48.4	-0.3	↓
Whiff%	19.9	29.7	9.8	↑	27.7	-2.0	↓	31.0	3.3	↑	28.0	-3.0	↓	29.0	1.0	↑
In Zone %	51.8	51.2	-0.6	↓	51.6	0.4	↑	48.3	-3.3	↓	51.0	2.7	↑	51.5	0.5	↑
Out of Zone %	48.2	48.8	0.6	↑	48.4	-0.4	↓	51.7	3.3	↑	49.0	-2.7	↓	48.5	-0.5	↓
Out of Zone Swing %	26.8	26.0	-0.8	↓	29.1	3.1	↑	27.7	-1.4	↓	29.6	1.9	↑	27.9	-1.7	↓
First Pitch Swing %	26.1	24.2	-1.9	↓	32.7	8.5	↑	30.6	-2.1	↓	30.3	-0.3	↓	34.8	4.5	↑
First Pitch Strike %	59.2	50.5	-8.7	↓	62.9	12.4	↑	57.3	-5.6	↓	59.4	2.1	↑	65.4	6.0	↑

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Statcast Fielder Positioning

				vs RHH			vs LHH
Year	Alignment Type	PA	wOBA	PA	Total	%	PA	Total	%
2019	Shifts	702	.372	563	32	5.7	139	57	41.0
2020	Shifts	194	.299	137	7	5.1	57	37	64.9
2021	Shifts	666	.325	520	93	17.9	146	83	56.8
2022	Shifts	453	.366	354	181	51.1	99	29	29.3
2023	Shades	699	.319	559	39	7.0	140	20	14.3
2024	Shades	735	.298	590	148	25.1	145	74	51.0

! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

		Bases Empty				Runners On Base
Season	Team	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %
2019		778	18.2	14.8%	2.7%	421	24.6	0.0%	15.4%
2020		247	18.9	10.9%	3.2%	114	24.2	0.0%	12.3%
2021		744	19.7	2.0%	3.4%	399	25.1	0.0%	16.3%
2022		481	19.9	4.6%	5.6%	329	24.3	0.0%	8.5%
2023		818	16.0	30.4%	0.5%	420	20.3	0.5%	0.5%
2024		872	16.5	20.0%	0.8%	354	20.2	0.0%	1.7%

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Year	Team	Runner Runs	Advances	Thrown Out	Holds	Advance Opportunities	Advance Attempt %	Est. Attempt %	Attempt % Above Average	Safe on Advances	Safe / Opportunity	Safe / Attempt
			Runs Breakdown			How often does the runner attempt to advance				How often was the runner successful in advancing

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