Shota Imanaga
Starting Pitcher · Chicago Cubs · #18
Earned Runso0.5-861
Earned Runso1.5-169
Earned Runso2.5+120
Earned Runso3.5+175
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height
- 5′ 10″
- Weight
- 175 lb
- Born
- 1993-09-01
- Birthplace
- Kitakyushu, Japan
- Debut
- 2024
- ESPN id
- 5134630
- Source
- espn
Pitches3276
PA834
AVG.232
SLG.422
ISO.190
K%21.8%
BRL%9.9%
HH%38.1%
EV89.0
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1564 | 47.7% | 91.4 | 2476 |
| Split-Finger | 1003 | 30.6% | 82.9 | 1185 |
| Sweeper | 444 | 13.6% | 80.8 | 2533 |
| Sinker | 89 | 2.7% | 89.4 | 2160 |
| Curveball | 86 | 2.6% | 72.9 | 2477 |
| Changeup | 58 | 1.8% | 81.8 | 1693 |
| Slider | 21 | 0.6% | 85.6 | 2518 |
| 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 | 357 | .249 | .529 | .280 | 89 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 69 |
| Split-Finger | 289 | .228 | .363 | .135 | 66 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 81 |
| Sweeper | 85 | .200 | .306 | .106 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 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 | 290 | 13.4% | 43.1% | 91.0 | 29.7° | 224 | 44.8% | 20.7% | 19.3% | 15.2% |
| Split-Finger | 208 | 7.7% | 32.2% | 86.7 | 11.9° | 157 | 26.4% | 20.2% | 46.2% | 7.2% |
| Sweeper | 59 | 6.8% | 25.4% | 85.8 | 25.2° | 210 | 45.8% | 20.3% | 23.7% | 10.2% |
| 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% |