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
Pitches4024
PA1058
AVG.222
SLG.406
ISO.184
K%25.3%
BRL%9.8%
HH%40.8%
EV88.4
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1846 | 45.9% | 91.4 | 2465 |
| Split-Finger | 1349 | 33.5% | 82.9 | 1152 |
| Sweeper | 477 | 11.9% | 80.9 | 2533 |
| Sinker | 150 | 3.7% | 89.9 | 2269 |
| Curveball | 108 | 2.7% | 73.4 | 2467 |
| Slider | 45 | 1.1% | 85.5 | 2477 |
| Changeup | 41 | 1.0% | 81.2 | 1657 |
| Cutter | 4 | 0.1% | 90.7 | 2383 |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — | — |
| Slow Curve | 1 | 0.0% | 53.9 | 1645 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 431 | .220 | .471 | .251 | 95 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 80 |
| Split-Finger | 392 | .202 | .319 | .117 | 79 | 55 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 138 |
| Sweeper | 98 | .214 | .357 | .143 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 37 |
| Sinker | 49 | .306 | .551 | .245 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Curveball | 6 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slider | 10 | .300 | .300 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Changeup | 13 | .308 | .308 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Cutter | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 3.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slow Curve | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 352 | 12.5% | 50.9% | 92.3 | 25.3° | 215 | 44.0% | 19.6% | 25.9% | 10.5% |
| Split-Finger | 255 | 6.7% | 28.6% | 83.6 | 7.7° | 139 | 22.7% | 18.8% | 52.2% | 6.3% |
| Sweeper | 61 | 8.2% | 34.4% | 86.4 | 21.1° | 174 | 23.0% | 32.8% | 29.5% | 14.8% |
| Sinker | 42 | 9.5% | 45.2% | 91.3 | 2.6° | 127 | 16.7% | 19.0% | 59.5% | 4.8% |
| Curveball | 6 | 16.7% | 50.0% | 90.8 | 13.0° | 163 | 16.7% | 33.3% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Slider | 8 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 72.2 | 18.8° | 147 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 37.5% | 12.5% |
| Changeup | 9 | 0.0% | 22.2% | 80.8 | -0.2° | 105 | 11.1% | 22.2% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 102.8 | 28.0° | 414 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Slow Curve | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 97.7 | 21.0° | 333 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |