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
Pitches2726
PA682
AVG.229
SLG.419
ISO.190
K%24.9%
BRL%9.8%
HH%36.5%
EV87.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1093 | 40.1% | 91.6 | 2496 |
| Split-Finger | 939 | 34.4% | 82.8 | 1126 |
| Sweeper | 400 | 14.7% | 81.0 | 2548 |
| Sinker | 159 | 5.8% | 90.2 | 2460 |
| Curveball | 80 | 2.9% | 74.4 | 2512 |
| Slider | 54 | 2.0% | 86.4 | 2477 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.0% | 63.1 | 856 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 238 | .248 | .479 | .231 | 59 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 54 |
| Split-Finger | 259 | .197 | .340 | .143 | 51 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 86 |
| Sweeper | 75 | .240 | .480 | .240 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 23 |
| Sinker | 51 | .275 | .490 | .216 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Curveball | 5 | .200 | .200 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slider | 9 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 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 | 185 | 13.5% | 45.9% | 90.5 | 25.3° | 208 | 39.5% | 22.7% | 25.4% | 12.4% |
| Split-Finger | 173 | 6.4% | 25.4% | 84.3 | 10.7° | 154 | 26.0% | 18.5% | 49.1% | 6.4% |
| Sweeper | 52 | 9.6% | 30.8% | 88.0 | 22.8° | 195 | 32.7% | 26.9% | 26.9% | 13.5% |
| Sinker | 46 | 8.7% | 50.0% | 92.0 | 7.5° | 151 | 26.1% | 19.6% | 52.2% | 2.2% |
| Curveball | 5 | 20.0% | 40.0% | 86.0 | 4.0° | 128 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Slider | 8 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 78.1 | 15.8° | 132 | 12.5% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 12.5% |