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
Pitches2086
PA541
AVG.221
SLG.436
ISO.215
K%20.9%
BRL%11.5%
HH%44.4%
EV90.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1005 | 48.2% | 90.9 | 2482 |
| Split-Finger | 662 | 31.7% | 83.0 | 1277 |
| Sweeper | 346 | 16.6% | 80.3 | 2535 |
| Curveball | 33 | 1.6% | 71.6 | 2498 |
| Sinker | 26 | 1.2% | 88.2 | 1783 |
| Slider | 13 | 0.6% | 81.7 | 2544 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.0% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 225 | .231 | .573 | .342 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 29 |
| Split-Finger | 206 | .228 | .374 | .146 | 47 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 55 |
| Sweeper | 67 | .134 | .179 | .045 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Curveball | 2 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinker | 8 | .250 | .250 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slider | 4 | .250 | .250 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 198 | 16.2% | 52.5% | 93.6 | 28.8° | 236 | 51.5% | 16.7% | 19.7% | 12.1% |
| Split-Finger | 151 | 7.9% | 37.1% | 87.0 | 13.3° | 153 | 25.8% | 18.5% | 44.4% | 11.3% |
| Sweeper | 39 | 5.1% | 28.2% | 85.5 | 29.1° | 218 | 43.6% | 33.3% | 10.3% | 12.8% |
| Curveball | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 96.2 | 15.0° | 242 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 8 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 93.7 | -2.0° | 101 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Slider | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 74.1 | 26.0° | 239 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |