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
Pitches5341
PA1383
AVG.230
SLG.426
ISO.195
K%22.6%
BRL%9.8%
HH%39.9%
EV88.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2561 | 47.9% | 91.4 | 2468 |
| Split-Finger | 2007 | 37.6% | 82.9 | 1170 |
| Sweeper | 328 | 6.1% | 80.5 | 2528 |
| Curveball | 171 | 3.2% | 73.1 | 2470 |
| Sinker | 126 | 2.4% | 89.8 | 2270 |
| Changeup | 99 | 1.9% | 81.6 | 1678 |
| Slider | 31 | 0.6% | 85.8 | 2479 |
| Cutter | 12 | 0.2% | 89.8 | 2387 |
| Unknown | 5 | 0.1% | 63.1 | 856 |
| 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 | 580 | .234 | .510 | .276 | 136 | 68 | 21 | 2 | 45 | 109 |
| Split-Finger | 585 | .217 | .354 | .137 | 127 | 87 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 178 |
| Sweeper | 58 | .207 | .310 | .103 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Curveball | 14 | .429 | .429 | .000 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinker | 34 | .324 | .471 | .147 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Changeup | 30 | .200 | .233 | .033 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Slider | 6 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 472 | 12.7% | 47.5% | 92.2 | 29.3° | 224 | 45.6% | 20.8% | 20.3% | 13.3% |
| Split-Finger | 408 | 7.6% | 31.1% | 85.4 | 9.4° | 147 | 24.8% | 19.4% | 49.3% | 6.6% |
| Sweeper | 43 | 7.0% | 30.2% | 87.1 | 24.5° | 187 | 27.9% | 30.2% | 25.6% | 16.3% |
| Curveball | 14 | 7.1% | 57.1% | 90.0 | 7.2° | 136 | 7.1% | 35.7% | 57.1% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 34 | 5.9% | 52.9% | 92.0 | 1.9° | 119 | 17.6% | 17.6% | 61.8% | 2.9% |
| Changeup | 23 | 0.0% | 30.4% | 83.5 | 7.1° | 140 | 21.7% | 21.7% | 52.2% | 4.3% |
| Slider | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 75.3 | 3.5° | 113 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| 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% |