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
Pitches1742
PA462
AVG.219
SLG.385
ISO.166
K%26.2%
BRL%10.0%
HH%39.7%
EV88.3
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 777 | 44.6% | 91.5 | 2479 |
| Sweeper | 580 | 33.3% | 81.1 | 2537 |
| Split-Finger | 228 | 13.1% | 83.1 | 1163 |
| Sinker | 115 | 6.6% | 89.6 | 2182 |
| Slider | 34 | 2.0% | 85.2 | 2503 |
| Curveball | 7 | 0.4% | 73.4 | 2458 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.1% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 196 | .235 | .454 | .219 | 46 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 34 |
| Sweeper | 122 | .213 | .352 | .139 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 45 |
| Split-Finger | 66 | .182 | .242 | .061 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Sinker | 38 | .211 | .395 | .184 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Slider | 6 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curveball | 1 | .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 | 164 | 13.4% | 46.3% | 90.0 | 21.5° | 201 | 40.9% | 17.7% | 30.5% | 11.0% |
| Sweeper | 77 | 7.8% | 29.9% | 85.4 | 22.5° | 197 | 37.7% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 10.4% |
| Split-Finger | 33 | 0.0% | 27.3% | 84.4 | 12.0° | 154 | 21.2% | 21.2% | 48.5% | 9.1% |
| Sinker | 29 | 10.3% | 44.8% | 92.7 | 9.8° | 158 | 27.6% | 17.2% | 51.7% | 3.4% |
| Slider | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 77.0 | 19.8° | 205 | 50.0% | 16.7% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 98.1 | 15.0° | 300 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |