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
Pitches2594
PA694
AVG.225
SLG.385
ISO.160
K%25.1%
BRL%8.6%
HH%39.3%
EV88.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1343 | 51.8% | 91.7 | 2442 |
| Split-Finger | 797 | 30.7% | 82.9 | 1119 |
| Sweeper | 196 | 7.6% | 81.6 | 2512 |
| Changeup | 99 | 3.8% | 81.6 | 1678 |
| Curveball | 84 | 3.2% | 72.7 | 2423 |
| Sinker | 58 | 2.2% | 89.0 | 1867 |
| Cutter | 12 | 0.5% | 89.8 | 2387 |
| Unknown | 4 | 0.2% | — | — |
| 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 | 331 | .230 | .471 | .242 | 76 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 66 |
| Split-Finger | 231 | .203 | .281 | .078 | 47 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 82 |
| Sweeper | 45 | .267 | .311 | .044 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Changeup | 30 | .200 | .233 | .033 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Curveball | 8 | .375 | .375 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinker | 13 | .231 | .308 | .077 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Cutter | 3 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.000 | 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 | 265 | 10.6% | 45.3% | 91.3 | 27.1° | 214 | 42.3% | 21.1% | 23.8% | 12.8% |
| Split-Finger | 150 | 6.7% | 29.3% | 84.0 | 4.2° | 133 | 21.3% | 21.3% | 55.3% | 2.0% |
| Sweeper | 30 | 6.7% | 33.3% | 83.9 | 15.6° | 154 | 23.3% | 20.0% | 46.7% | 10.0% |
| Changeup | 23 | 0.0% | 30.4% | 83.5 | 7.1° | 140 | 21.7% | 21.7% | 52.2% | 4.3% |
| Curveball | 8 | 0.0% | 62.5% | 92.0 | 8.3° | 135 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 9 | 11.1% | 44.4% | 92.5 | 2.4° | 93 | 22.2% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 11.1% |
| Cutter | 3 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 88.9 | 35.0° | 320 | 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% |