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
Pitches1668
PA444
AVG.215
SLG.385
ISO.169
K%26.8%
BRL%10.1%
HH%38.9%
EV88.3
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 750 | 45.0% | 91.4 | 2478 |
| Sweeper | 562 | 33.7% | 81.1 | 2533 |
| Split-Finger | 213 | 12.8% | 83.1 | 1166 |
| Sinker | 102 | 6.1% | 89.4 | 2144 |
| Slider | 33 | 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 | 191 | .230 | .455 | .225 | 44 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 34 |
| Sweeper | 119 | .210 | .353 | .143 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 45 |
| Split-Finger | 62 | .177 | .226 | .048 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Sinker | 34 | .206 | .412 | .206 | 7 | 4 | 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 | 159 | 13.2% | 45.9% | 90.1 | 21.9° | 202 | 41.5% | 17.0% | 30.2% | 11.3% |
| Sweeper | 74 | 8.1% | 28.4% | 85.4 | 23.5° | 197 | 37.8% | 25.7% | 25.7% | 10.8% |
| Split-Finger | 31 | 0.0% | 22.6% | 83.6 | 12.3° | 155 | 22.6% | 19.4% | 48.4% | 9.7% |
| Sinker | 25 | 12.0% | 48.0% | 93.4 | 11.6° | 172 | 32.0% | 16.0% | 48.0% | 4.0% |
| 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% |