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Shota Imanaga

#18 - Starting Pitcher

Chicago Cubs

Bats / Throws Left / Left
Date of Birth 9/1/1993 (32)
Height, Weight 5'10", 175 lb
Hometown Kitakyushu, JPN

2026 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average
W-L IP ERA WHIP K% BB%
3-2 41.1 2.40 0.85 27.0% 6.3%
17th 2
W
13th 27.0
IP
26th 4.52
ERA
7th 1.37
WHIP
45th 22.0%
K%
39th 9.5%
BB%
FB MPH SwStr% CSW% Str-ICR MTK% PLV PLA
91.9 16.1% 29.1% 51.2% 2.6% 5.09 2.78
165th 94.2
FB MPH
14th 11.6%
SwStr%
70th 27.8%
CSW%
68th 49.6%
Str-ICR
24th 4.5%
MTK%
56th 5.00
PLV
42nd 3.24
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Shota Imanaga Overview

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Year Team G GS IP W-L QS ERA WHIP xERA FIP xFIP PLA K% BB% H/9 HR/9 BABIP HR/FB% LOB% ICR GB% SwStr% CSW% IPR PLV
2024 CHC 29 29 173.1 15-3 19 2.91 1.02 3.31 3.72 3.52 2.57 25.1% 4.0% 7.7 1.40 .264 20.3% 80.2% 38.9% 38.7% 15.8% 28.7% 0.57 5.17
2025 CHC 25 25 144.2 9-8 12 3.73 0.99 4.00 4.87 4.53 2.36 20.6% 4.6% 7.3 1.93 .220 21.4% 81.5% 38.5% 31.7% 13.2% 27.0% 0.50 5.21
2026 CHC 7 7 41.1 3-2 4 2.40 0.85 2.38 2.73 3.44 2.78 27.0% 6.3% 5.4 0.65 .214 10.0% 74.7% 38.7% 37.7% 16.1% 29.1% 0.53 5.09
SP MLB Percentile 56 70 93 78-20 87 87 96 94 87 77 79 77 80 91 73 89 75 59 49 21 92 65 68 71
SP MLB AVG 6 5 27.0 2-2 2 4.52 1.37 4.45 4.37 4.26 3.24 22.0% 9.5% 8.6 1.17 .292 18.3% 72.6% 39.0% 44.1% 11.6% 27.8% 0.47 5.00
Career 61 61 359.1 27-13 35 3.18 0.99 3.48 4.07 3.92 2.51 23.5% 4.5% 7.3 1.53 .241 19.8% 80.0% 38.7% 35.7% 14.8% 28.1% 0.54 5.18

Shota Imanaga Repertoire

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Shota Imanaga Standard

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Year Team G GS IP W-L QS Sv Hld P Strikes Balls TBF H 1B 2B 3B HR K BB HB WP
2024 CHC 29 29 173.1 15-3 19 0 0 2,590 1,778 812 694 149 98 23 1 27 174 28 3 3
2025 CHC 25 25 144.2 9-8 12 0 0 2,176 1,472 706 567 117 65 20 1 31 117 26 1 1
2026 CHC 7 7 41.1 3-2 4 0 0 645 412 234 159 25 12 9 1 3 43 10 0 3
SP MLB Percentile 56 70 93 78-20 87 0 0 92 87 8 84 53 70 7 4 44 91 50 62 0
SP MLB AVG 6 5 27.0 2-2 2 0 0 457 289 168 117 25 17 5 0 3 26 10 1 1
Career 61 61 359.1 27-13 35 0 0 5,411 3,662 1,752 1,420 291 175 52 3 61 334 64 4 7

Shota Imanaga Advanced

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Year Team K% BB% AVG SLG OPS wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA xERA
2024 CHC 25.1% 4.0% .225 .385 .644 .279 .264 .305 .224 .282 .265 .356 88.2 89.5 17.7 3.31
2025 CHC 20.6% 4.6% .218 .432 .686 .293 .220 .277 .230 .316 .233 .380 90.0 92.6 21.3 4.00
2026 CHC 27.0% 6.3% .169 .304 .524 .234 .214 .236 .181 .244 .226 .299 89.7 90.5 18.6 2.38
SP MLB Percentile 77 80 92 80 91 93 89 92 91 94 91 89 33 48 19 94
SP MLB AVG 22.0% 9.5% .246 .403 .726 .325 .292 .323 .244 .329 .287 .375 88.8 90.1 13.5 4.45
Career 23.5% 4.5% .216 .395 .648 .285 .241 .286 .221 .296 .248 .366 89.1 91.1 19.3 3.48

Shota Imanaga Pitch › Mix

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Year Team FF% (MPH) SI% (MPH) FC% (MPH) SL% (MPH) ST% (MPH) CB% (MPH) CH% (MPH) FS% (MPH) KN% (MPH) Fastball% Secondary%
2024 CHC 52.0% (91.7) 2.1% (88.7) 0.4% (89.7) - 7.7% (81.6) 3.3% (72.5) 3.9% (81.6) 30.6% (82.9) - 54.1% 45.9%
2025 CHC 48.6% (90.8) 1.3% (88.2) - 0.2% (80.9) 16.9% (80.4) 1.6% (71.6) 0.2% (83.3) 31.2% (83.0) - 49.9% 50.0%
2026 CHC 42.0% (91.9) 4.8% (90.4) - - 15.3% (81.7) 2.2% (74.0) - 35.7% (83.5) - 46.8% 53.2%
SP MLB Percentile 73 (15) 7 (6) - - 59 (41) 1 (4) - 83 (20) - 46.6% 52.9%
SP MLB AVG 32.8% (94.2) 19.9% (93.6) 16.5% (89.2) 18.2% (86.2) 16.2% (82.3) 14.3% (79.8) 16.2% (86.3) 21.8% (86.4) 33.3% (80.6) 46.7% 53.2%
Career 49.4% (91.4) 2.1% (89.0) 0.2% (89.7) 0.1% (80.9) 12.3% (80.9) 2.5% (72.4) 1.9% (81.7) 31.4% (83.0) - 51.5% 48.4%

Shota Imanaga Pitch › Results

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Year Team FF CSW% SI CSW% FC CSW% SL CSW% ST CSW% CB CSW% CH CSW% FS CSW% KN CSW% Fastball CSW% Secondary CSW%
2024 CHC 25.6% (130) 42.6% (10) 18.2% (0) - 31.2% (34) 38.8% (0) 21.8% (18) 32.4% (216) - 26.3% 31.6%
2025 CHC 23.5% (89) 25.0% (2) - 25.0% (1) 36.5% (58) 31.4% (2) 25.0% (1) 27.4% (134) - 23.5% 30.6%
2026 CHC 25.5% (19) 22.6% (3) - - 34.3% (23) 28.6% (0) - 32.2% (59) - 25.2% 32.7%
SP MLB Percentile 35 (72) 22 (35) - - 74 (92) 48 (0) - 91 (97) - 23.5% 85.3%
SP MLB AVG 26.9% (15) 26.7% (5) 27.2% (8) 29.8% (13) 29.0% (10) 28.5% (9) 23.5% (12) 23.4% (17) 20.7% (6) 27.5% 28.0%
Career 24.7% (238) 32.7% (15) 18.2% (0) 25.0% (1) 34.6% (115) 35.8% (2) 21.9% (19) 30.4% (409) - 25.1% 31.3%

Shota Imanaga Batted Ball › Contact

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Year Team GB% LD% FB% PU% SS% Pull% Cent% Oppo% Foul Str% PC% Fl&B% Solid% Brl% ICR
2024 CHC 38.7% 21.1% 27.2% 13.1% 37.4% 44.2% 35.0% 20.9% 21.0% 61.2% 25.2% 5.5% 8.2% 38.9%
2025 CHC 31.7% 20.1% 34.8% 13.7% 35.0% 47.0% 30.0% 22.9% 21.2% 61.0% 18.9% 8.6% 11.5% 38.5%
2026 CHC 37.7% 21.7% 28.3% 12.3% 36.8% 49.1% 29.2% 21.7% 18.3% 61.3% 22.6% 8.5% 7.5% 38.7%
SP MLB Percentile 21 48 77 73 36 82 26 29 58 50 66 19 57 49
SP MLB AVG 44.1% 21.8% 24.1% 10.1% 35.2% 42.4% 32.8% 24.8% 18.0% 60.8% 24.5% 6.4% 8.4% 39.0%
Career 35.7% 20.8% 30.4% 13.2% 36.4% 45.9% 32.3% 21.8% 20.8% 61.1% 22.3% 7.1% 9.5% 38.7%

Shota Imanaga Batted Ball › Outcomes

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Year Team AVG wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA HR/FB ICR IPA%
2024 CHC .225 .279 .264 .305 .224 .282 .265 .356 88.2 89.5 17.7 20.3% 38.9% 27.4%
2025 CHC .218 .293 .220 .277 .230 .316 .233 .380 90.0 92.6 21.3 21.4% 38.5% 28.7%
2026 CHC .169 .234 .214 .236 .181 .244 .226 .299 89.7 90.5 18.6 10.0% 38.7% 25.8%
SP MLB Percentile 92 93 89 92 91 94 91 89 33 48 19 75 49 51
SP MLB AVG .246 .325 .292 .323 .244 .329 .287 .375 88.8 90.1 13.5 18.3% 39.0% 26.3%
Career .216 .285 .241 .286 .221 .296 .248 .366 89.1 91.1 19.3 19.8% 38.7% 27.7%

Shota Imanaga Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year Team Zone% Str% Swing% O-Sw% Whiff% Foul Str% Con% Z-Con% O-Con% CS% SwStr% CSW% BIP% PLUS% IPR Str-ICR
2024 CHC 46.9% 68.6% 55.7% 37.6% 28.3% 21.0% 71.7% 80.7% 55.5% 13.0% 15.8% 28.7% 18.9% 62.9% 0.57 54.0%
2025 CHC 49.8% 67.6% 53.8% 33.9% 24.5% 21.2% 75.5% 81.9% 61.6% 13.8% 13.2% 27.0% 19.4% 62.3% 0.50 52.7%
2026 CHC 39.7% 63.9% 50.9% 39.8% 31.7% 18.3% 68.3% 78.6% 56.8% 13.0% 16.1% 29.1% 16.4% 60.0% 0.53 51.2%
SP MLB Percentile 6 58 88 97 91 58 91 89 61 8 92 65 36 77 68 66
SP MLB AVG 44.4% 63.1% 46.8% 31.2% 24.7% 18.0% 75.3% 84.7% 59.6% 16.3% 11.6% 27.8% 17.3% 57.5% 0.47 49.6%
Career 47.2% 67.7% 54.4% 36.5% 27.2% 20.8% 72.8% 81.0% 57.9% 13.3% 14.8% 28.1% 18.8% 62.3% 0.54 53.1%

Shota Imanaga Approach › Locations

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Year Team Zone% aLoc% x-mLoc% gLoc% hiLoc% y-mLoc% loLoc% iLoc% oLoc% mmLoc%
2024 CHC 46.9% 35.3% 30.8% 34.0% 35.4% 22.5% 42.1% 28.4% 40.9% 6.8%
2025 CHC 49.8% 34.8% 29.9% 35.3% 37.5% 23.9% 38.6% 31.6% 38.6% 6.7%
2026 CHC 39.7% 38.0% 25.4% 36.6% 35.0% 20.9% 44.0% 22.9% 51.6% 4.7%
SP MLB Percentile 6 63 72 44 50 71 58 9 95 10
SP MLB AVG 44.4% 35.5% 27.3% 37.2% 35.0% 22.5% 42.5% 29.4% 43.2% 6.5%
Career 47.2% 35.4% 29.8% 34.8% 36.2% 22.9% 40.9% 29.0% 41.2% 6.5%

Shota Imanaga Approach › Counts

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Year Team Early% Behind% 2-Str% Early BIP% F-Str% TF-Str% ECS% 2-Str O-Sw% PAR%
2024 CHC 60.5% 8.6% 31.1% 17.2% 68.1% 54.9% 16.7% 30.2% 21.6%
2025 CHC 59.8% 9.4% 30.9% 16.2% 62.6% 51.3% 18.2% 26.6% 17.4%
2026 CHC 57.4% 12.6% 30.2% 12.7% 53.5% 44.7% 16.2% 35.9% 22.1%
SP MLB Percentile 37 47 56 20 11 20 6 97 75
SP MLB AVG 58.1% 12.4% 29.7% 14.6% 60.7% 49.4% 21.1% 26.6% 18.8%
Career 59.8% 9.4% 30.9% 16.3% 64.3% 52.3% 17.3% 29.4% 20.0%

Shota Imanaga PLV

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Year Team P PLV QP% AP% BP% Q-BP% MTK% HP HL PLA
2024 CHC 2,590 5.17 49.3% 17.5% 33.2% 16.1% 4.1% -0.8 +23 2.57
2025 CHC 2,176 5.21 50.0% 17.3% 32.6% 17.4% 5.1% 13.1 +3 2.36
2026 CHC 645 5.09 47.4% 15.9% 36.7% 10.7% 2.6% -9.2 -4 2.78
SP MLB Percentile 92 71 59 24 34 34 87 98 90 79
SP MLB AVG 457 5.00 46.5% 18.0% 35.5% 11.0% 4.5% 3.4 +3 3.24
Career 5,411 5.18 49.4% 17.2% 33.4% 16.0% 4.3% 3.2 +21 2.51
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