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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%
4-4 58.2 3.37 1.04 26.0% 6.8%
23rd 2
W
10th 37.0
IP
61st 4.65
ERA
40th 1.37
WHIP
43rd 21.5%
K%
48th 9.4%
BB%
FB MPH SwStr% CSW% Str-ICR MTK% PLV PLA
91.8 15.7% 29.2% 50.9% 3.9% 5.01 3.07
172nd 94.3
FB MPH
15th 11.5%
SwStr%
54th 27.7%
CSW%
75th 49.8%
Str-ICR
68th 4.7%
MTK%
80th 4.97
PLV
67th 3.36
PLA
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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 10 10 58.2 4-4 6 3.37 1.04 2.74 3.39 3.61 3.07 26.0% 6.8% 6.9 1.07 .252 15.2% 74.2% 39.9% 40.5% 15.7% 29.2% 0.53 5.01
SP MLB Percentile 76 83 94 80-8 90 70 80 92 74 73 65 79 76 73 52 69 63 55 44 33 93 74 73 60
SP MLB AVG 8 7 37.0 2-2 2 4.65 1.37 4.46 4.45 4.28 3.36 21.5% 9.4% 8.6 1.21 .287 18.9% 72.2% 38.6% 44.2% 11.5% 27.7% 0.47 4.97
Career 64 64 376.2 28-15 37 3.30 1.01 3.49 4.11 3.92 2.57 23.5% 4.7% 7.4 1.55 .245 20.1% 79.6% 38.9% 36.2% 14.8% 28.1% 0.54 5.16

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 10 10 58.2 4-4 6 0 0 919 594 326 235 45 26 11 1 7 61 16 0 3
SP MLB Percentile 76 83 94 80-8 90 0 0 95 95 9 94 26 39 11 10 18 94 36 72 4
SP MLB AVG 8 7 37.0 2-2 2 0 0 625 397 228 161 35 23 7 1 5 35 14 2 1
Career 64 64 376.2 28-15 37 0 0 5,685 3,844 1,844 1,496 311 189 54 3 65 352 70 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 26.0% 6.8% .206 .362 .622 .277 .252 .285 .194 .264 .234 .321 88.9 92.6 17.3 2.74
SP MLB Percentile 79 76 77 66 75 76 69 70 91 92 91 84 45 20 23 92
SP MLB AVG 21.5% 9.4% .244 .402 .723 .323 .287 .318 .245 .331 .285 .376 88.6 90.3 13.4 4.46
Career 23.5% 4.7% .219 .399 .657 .289 .245 .291 .222 .297 .248 .367 89.0 91.4 19.0 3.49

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 42.4% (91.8) 7.5% (90.2) - - 14.0% (81.6) 1.6% (74.1) - 34.4% (83.3) - 49.9% 50.1%
SP MLB Percentile 74 (11) 13 (4) - - 50 (39) 1 (5) - 83 (19) - 66.3% 34.2%
SP MLB AVG 33.0% (94.3) 20.4% (93.7) 16.8% (89.2) 18.8% (86.2) 16.1% (82.3) 14.6% (80.0) 16.7% (86.3) 21.2% (86.4) 27.6% (80.5) 46.7% 53.3%
Career 49.1% (91.4) 2.7% (89.3) 0.2% (89.7) 0.1% (80.9) 12.2% (80.9) 2.4% (72.4) 1.8% (81.7) 31.4% (83.0) - 51.8% 48.1%

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 25.6% (31) 24.6% (4) - - 33.3% (28) 26.7% (0) - 32.9% (81) - 25.5% 32.8%
SP MLB Percentile 33 (81) 30 (38) - - 77 (92) 34 (0) - 92 (97) - 27.8% 89.8%
SP MLB AVG 27.0% (20) 26.7% (7) 26.4% (11) 29.6% (16) 28.1% (13) 29.3% (11) 23.4% (15) 23.0% (22) 27.3% (11) 27.4% 27.8%
Career 24.8% (250) 31.1% (16) 18.2% (0) 25.0% (1) 34.4% (120) 35.6% (2) 21.9% (19) 30.6% (431) - 25.1% 31.4%

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 40.5% 19.0% 29.1% 11.4% 35.4% 46.8% 29.7% 23.4% 18.3% 60.1% 24.1% 7.0% 8.9% 39.9%
SP MLB Percentile 33 75 84 66 52 77 23 41 57 45 55 37 38 44
SP MLB AVG 44.2% 21.9% 23.6% 10.3% 35.2% 42.7% 32.7% 24.7% 18.1% 61.2% 24.3% 6.3% 8.2% 38.6%
Career 36.2% 20.4% 30.5% 13.1% 36.2% 45.7% 32.2% 22.1% 20.7% 61.0% 22.6% 7.0% 9.6% 38.9%

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 .206 .277 .252 .285 .194 .264 .234 .321 88.9 92.6 17.3 15.2% 39.9% 26.8%
SP MLB Percentile 77 76 69 70 91 92 91 84 45 20 23 63 44 46
SP MLB AVG .244 .323 .287 .318 .245 .331 .285 .376 88.6 90.3 13.4 18.9% 38.6% 26.2%
Career .219 .289 .245 .291 .222 .297 .248 .367 89.0 91.4 19.0 20.1% 38.9% 27.8%

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 40.8% 64.6% 51.1% 39.3% 30.6% 18.3% 69.4% 79.3% 57.5% 13.5% 15.7% 29.2% 17.2% 59.7% 0.53 50.9%
SP MLB Percentile 9 68 89 97 88 57 88 89 64 9 93 74 45 74 73 62
SP MLB AVG 44.6% 63.3% 47.1% 31.4% 24.4% 18.1% 75.6% 85.0% 59.9% 16.2% 11.5% 27.7% 17.5% 57.8% 0.47 49.8%
Career 47.0% 67.6% 54.2% 36.5% 27.2% 20.7% 72.8% 81.0% 57.9% 13.4% 14.8% 28.1% 18.8% 62.1% 0.54 53.0%

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 40.8% 38.6% 26.2% 35.1% 36.2% 21.0% 42.8% 23.0% 50.8% 5.8%
SP MLB Percentile 9 66 65 40 56 72 54 7 91 28
SP MLB AVG 44.6% 35.5% 27.5% 37.0% 35.2% 22.6% 42.2% 29.4% 43.1% 6.5%
Career 47.0% 35.6% 29.7% 34.7% 36.3% 22.8% 40.9% 28.7% 41.6% 6.6%

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 59.0% 11.6% 29.5% 13.8% 58.7% 47.7% 16.8% 35.8% 22.5%
SP MLB Percentile 59 60 52 29 31 34 6 98 79
SP MLB AVG 58.6% 12.2% 29.4% 15.0% 61.1% 49.7% 20.9% 26.7% 18.7%
Career 60.0% 9.4% 30.8% 16.3% 64.5% 52.4% 17.3% 29.7% 20.1%

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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 919 5.01 46.7% 16.0% 37.3% 9.5% 3.9% -6.4 +1 3.07
SP MLB Percentile 95 60 50 31 33 33 66 87 44 65
SP MLB AVG 625 4.97 46.5% 17.4% 36.1% 10.3% 4.7% 1.8 +0 3.36
Career 5,685 5.16 49.2% 17.2% 33.6% 15.5% 4.4% 6.0 +26 2.57
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