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
Pitches5658
PA1453
AVG.228
SLG.420
ISO.193
K%23.0%
BRL%9.8%
HH%39.8%
EV88.8
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2664 | 47.1% | 91.4 | 2468 |
| Split-Finger | 2169 | 38.3% | 82.9 | 1166 |
| Sweeper | 358 | 6.3% | 80.5 | 2533 |
| Curveball | 190 | 3.4% | 73.2 | 2472 |
| Sinker | 127 | 2.2% | 89.8 | 2272 |
| Changeup | 99 | 1.7% | 81.6 | 1678 |
| Slider | 33 | 0.6% | 85.7 | 2476 |
| 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 | 598 | .236 | .518 | .283 | 141 | 69 | 22 | 3 | 47 | 115 |
| Split-Finger | 630 | .211 | .340 | .129 | 133 | 92 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 190 |
| Sweeper | 63 | .206 | .302 | .095 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 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 | 7 | .286 | .286 | .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 | 484 | 13.0% | 48.1% | 92.4 | 29.0° | 225 | 45.5% | 21.1% | 20.5% | 13.0% |
| Split-Finger | 441 | 7.5% | 30.6% | 85.1 | 9.3° | 146 | 24.7% | 19.3% | 49.7% | 6.3% |
| Sweeper | 44 | 6.8% | 31.8% | 87.6 | 24.0° | 184 | 27.3% | 29.5% | 27.3% | 15.9% |
| 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 | 5 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 77.1 | 17.0° | 109 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 20.0% |
| 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% |