Shota Imanaga
Starting Pitcher · Chicago Cubs · #18
Earned Runso0.5-861
Earned Runso1.5-5276
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
Pitches7009
PA1827
AVG.227
SLG.416
ISO.189
K%23.6%
BRL%9.9%
HH%39.7%
EV88.8
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3311 | 47.2% | 91.4 | 2470 |
| Split-Finger | 2220 | 31.7% | 82.9 | 1170 |
| Sweeper | 890 | 12.7% | 80.9 | 2531 |
| Sinker | 228 | 3.3% | 89.6 | 2213 |
| Curveball | 178 | 2.5% | 73.1 | 2469 |
| Changeup | 99 | 1.4% | 81.6 | 1678 |
| Slider | 64 | 0.9% | 85.5 | 2492 |
| Cutter | 12 | 0.2% | 89.8 | 2387 |
| Unknown | 6 | 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 | 771 | .233 | .497 | .263 | 180 | 95 | 25 | 2 | 58 | 143 |
| Split-Finger | 647 | .213 | .342 | .128 | 138 | 95 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 209 |
| Sweeper | 177 | .209 | .339 | .130 | 37 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 60 |
| Sinker | 68 | .265 | .441 | .176 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Curveball | 15 | .400 | .400 | .000 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Changeup | 30 | .200 | .233 | .033 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Slider | 12 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 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 | 631 | 12.8% | 47.1% | 91.7 | 27.4° | 219 | 44.5% | 19.8% | 22.8% | 12.8% |
| Split-Finger | 439 | 7.1% | 30.5% | 85.3 | 9.6° | 147 | 24.6% | 19.4% | 49.2% | 6.8% |
| Sweeper | 117 | 7.7% | 29.1% | 86.1 | 23.9° | 193 | 34.2% | 27.4% | 25.6% | 12.8% |
| Sinker | 59 | 8.5% | 50.8% | 92.6 | 6.0° | 141 | 23.7% | 16.9% | 55.9% | 3.4% |
| Curveball | 15 | 6.7% | 60.0% | 90.5 | 7.7° | 147 | 6.7% | 40.0% | 53.3% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 23 | 0.0% | 30.4% | 83.5 | 7.1° | 140 | 21.7% | 21.7% | 52.2% | 4.3% |
| Slider | 10 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 76.3 | 13.3° | 168 | 30.0% | 30.0% | 40.0% | 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% |