Shota Imanaga
Starting Pitcher · Chicago Cubs · #18
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height
- 5′ 10″
- Weight
- 175 lb
- Born
- 1993-09-01
- Birthplace
- Kitakyushu, Japan
- Debut
- 2024
- ESPN id
- 5134630
- Source
- espn
Pitches3382
PA859
AVG.230
SLG.419
ISO.189
K%22.0%
BRL%9.9%
HH%38.6%
EV89.0
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1595 | 47.2% | 91.4 | 2477 |
| Split-Finger | 1049 | 31.0% | 82.9 | 1183 |
| Sweeper | 465 | 13.7% | 80.8 | 2538 |
| Sinker | 93 | 2.7% | 89.3 | 2171 |
| Curveball | 89 | 2.6% | 73.0 | 2478 |
| Changeup | 58 | 1.7% | 81.8 | 1693 |
| Slider | 22 | 0.7% | 85.6 | 2517 |
| Cutter | 8 | 0.2% | 89.4 | 2388 |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 63.1 | 856 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 363 | .253 | .540 | .287 | 92 | 48 | 14 | 0 | 30 | 69 |
| Split-Finger | 304 | .217 | .345 | .128 | 66 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 85 |
| Sweeper | 89 | .202 | .303 | .101 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| Sinker | 23 | .174 | .174 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Curveball | 9 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Changeup | 17 | .118 | .176 | .059 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Slider | 3 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cutter | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 296 | 13.9% | 43.9% | 91.2 | 29.3° | 224 | 44.6% | 20.9% | 19.6% | 14.9% |
| Split-Finger | 219 | 7.3% | 32.4% | 86.7 | 11.6° | 156 | 26.5% | 20.1% | 46.6% | 6.8% |
| Sweeper | 60 | 6.7% | 26.7% | 85.9 | 25.1° | 211 | 45.0% | 21.7% | 23.3% | 10.0% |
| Sinker | 21 | 4.8% | 57.1% | 94.4 | 11.5° | 156 | 33.3% | 14.3% | 52.4% | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 9 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 90.4 | 4.2° | 136 | 0.0% | 44.4% | 55.6% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 14 | 0.0% | 35.7% | 85.2 | 11.8° | 163 | 28.6% | 21.4% | 42.9% | 7.1% |
| Slider | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 89.8 | 18.0° | 200 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 82.0 | 38.5° | 274 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |