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
Pitches7406
PA1917
AVG.225
SLG.411
ISO.186
K%23.8%
BRL%9.9%
HH%39.8%
EV88.7
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3441 | 46.5% | 91.4 | 2470 |
| Split-Finger | 2398 | 32.4% | 82.9 | 1166 |
| Sweeper | 942 | 12.7% | 80.9 | 2536 |
| Sinker | 243 | 3.3% | 89.7 | 2229 |
| Curveball | 197 | 2.7% | 73.2 | 2472 |
| Changeup | 99 | 1.3% | 81.6 | 1678 |
| Slider | 67 | 0.9% | 85.5 | 2490 |
| 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 | 794 | .236 | .503 | .267 | 187 | 98 | 26 | 3 | 60 | 149 |
| Split-Finger | 696 | .208 | .330 | .122 | 145 | 100 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 223 |
| Sweeper | 187 | .209 | .332 | .123 | 39 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 66 |
| Sinker | 72 | .264 | .431 | .167 | 19 | 13 | 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 | 13 | .308 | .308 | .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 | 648 | 13.1% | 47.7% | 91.8 | 27.1° | 219 | 44.3% | 20.2% | 23.0% | 12.5% |
| Split-Finger | 474 | 7.0% | 30.4% | 85.1 | 9.5° | 147 | 24.5% | 19.4% | 49.6% | 6.5% |
| Sweeper | 121 | 7.4% | 30.6% | 86.2 | 23.0° | 192 | 33.9% | 27.3% | 26.4% | 12.4% |
| Sinker | 63 | 7.9% | 49.2% | 92.3 | 5.6° | 137 | 22.2% | 17.5% | 57.1% | 3.2% |
| 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 | 11 | 0.0% | 18.2% | 77.0 | 18.5° | 161 | 27.3% | 27.3% | 36.4% | 9.1% |
| 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% |