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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%
8-10 150.1 4.01 1.14 24.0% 5.7%
53rd 6
W
25th 105.0
IP
89th 4.29
ERA
42nd 1.30
WHIP
62nd 21.7%
K%
20th 8.5%
BB%
FB MPH SwStr% CSW% Str-ICR MTK% PLV PLA
91.6 15.0% 28.9% 52.1% 4.3% 5.05 2.99
182nd 94.3
FB MPH
15th 11.6%
SwStr%
51st 27.7%
CSW%
47th 50.1%
Str-ICR
66th 4.9%
MTK%
51st 4.97
PLV
45th 3.33
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 27 27 150.1 8-10 11 4.01 1.14 3.80 4.79 3.77 2.99 24.0% 5.7% 8.2 1.98 .265 28.4% 82.7% 37.2% 36.8% 15.0% 28.9% 0.53 5.05
SP MLB Percentile 75 85 87 64-6 74 55 77 70 25 74 77 69 89 58 7 76 5 95 66 13 93 74 73 71
SP MLB AVG 21 18 105.0 6-6 7 4.29 1.30 4.35 4.26 4.18 3.33 21.7% 8.5% 8.4 1.24 .286 18.9% 72.8% 38.4% 43.1% 11.6% 27.7% 0.47 4.97
Career 81 81 468.1 32-21 42 3.52 1.05 3.68 4.42 3.91 2.64 23.4% 4.7% 7.7 1.75 .250 23.1% 81.4% 38.2% 35.9% 14.7% 28.3% 0.54 5.14

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 27 27 150.1 8-10 11 0 0 2,413 1,575 839 616 137 84 19 1 33 148 35 6 4
SP MLB Percentile 75 85 87 64-6 74 0 0 85 88 20 84 13 23 48 42 0 87 52 24 19
SP MLB AVG 21 18 105.0 6-6 7 0 0 1,745 1,117 629 450 99 64 19 2 14 99 37 5 3
Career 81 81 468.1 32-21 42 0 0 7,179 4,825 2,357 1,877 403 247 62 3 91 439 89 10 8

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 24.0% 5.7% .239 .449 .738 .320 .265 .322 .224 .305 .252 .372 88.2 91.7 18.6 3.80
SP MLB Percentile 69 89 61 24 45 51 76 47 79 70 91 51 59 18 13 70
SP MLB AVG 21.7% 8.5% .245 .407 .723 .318 .286 .320 .246 .324 .285 .373 88.4 89.8 13.8 4.35
Career 23.4% 4.7% .227 .420 .688 .298 .250 .301 .226 .301 .251 .370 88.8 91.3 19.1 3.68

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 CHC52.0% (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 CHC48.6% (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 CHC41.4% (91.6)6.2% (90.2)-2.1% (86.5)14.9% (81.0)2.6% (74.4)-32.8% (82.8)- 47.6% 52.4%
SP MLB Percentile 70 (8) 9 (3) - 4 (55) 54 (29) 4 (5) - 91 (7) - 56.0% 43.0%
SP MLB AVG 34.0% (94.3) 19.7% (93.7) 16.3% (89.2) 17.1% (86.1) 16.6% (82.2) 13.7% (80.0) 16.5% (86.1) 17.0% (86.5) 30.1% (80.6) 46.6% 53.4%
Career47.4% (91.4)3.2% (89.6)0.2% (89.7)0.8% (86.1)12.9% (80.9)2.5% (73.0)1.5% (81.7)31.5% (82.9)- 50.6% 49.3%

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 CHC25.6% (130)42.6% (10)18.2% (0)-31.2% (34)38.8% (0)21.8% (18)32.4% (216)- 26.3% 31.6%
2025 CHC23.5% (89)25.0% (2)-25.0% (1)36.5% (58)31.4% (2)25.0% (1)27.4% (134)- 23.5% 30.6%
2026 CHC26.8% (101)30.7% (14)-29.4% (9)26.7% (45)37.1% (0)-31.4% (193)- 27.3% 30.3%
SP MLB Percentile 49 (85) 82 (50) - 57 (22) 40 (81) 90 (0) - 98 (96) - 48.0% 76.0%
SP MLB AVG 27.0% (56) 26.9% (18) 27.0% (24) 27.9% (37) 27.9% (27) 29.7% (26) 23.1% (37) 22.6% (43) 24.7% (17) 27.2% 28.0%
Career25.3% (320)32.8% (26)18.2% (0)29.1% (10)31.6% (137)36.8% (2)21.9% (19)30.6% (543)- 25.8% 30.8%

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 36.8% 21.5% 27.2% 14.5% 34.9% 44.5% 30.2% 25.3% 18.7% 62.8% 22.5% 5.2% 9.6% 37.2%
SP MLB Percentile 13 60 80 91 61 70 15 63 60 67 80 74 14 66
SP MLB AVG 43.1% 22.1% 24.7% 10.1% 35.8% 42.5% 33.3% 24.2% 18.3% 61.4% 24.8% 6.2% 7.6% 38.4%
Career 35.9% 20.9% 29.6% 13.7% 35.9% 45.2% 31.9% 22.9% 20.3% 61.6% 22.4% 6.4% 9.7% 38.2%

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 .239 .320 .265 .322 .224 .305 .252 .372 88.2 91.7 18.6 28.4% 37.2% 25.8%
SP MLB Percentile 61 51 76 47 79 70 91 51 59 18 13 5 66 55
SP MLB AVG .245 .318 .286 .320 .246 .324 .285 .373 88.4 89.8 13.8 18.9% 38.4% 26.4%
Career .227 .298 .250 .301 .226 .301 .251 .370 88.8 91.3 19.1 23.1% 38.2% 27.3%

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 43.1% 65.3% 51.4% 36.3% 29.2% 18.7% 70.8% 80.0% 57.1% 13.9% 15.0% 28.9% 17.7% 59.6% 0.53 52.1%
SP MLB Percentile 24 75 90 90 87 60 87 94 64 9 93 74 49 74 73 76
SP MLB AVG 44.8% 63.8% 47.7% 31.7% 24.4% 18.3% 75.6% 85.2% 59.2% 16.1% 11.6% 27.7% 17.7% 58.1% 0.47 50.1%
Career 46.5% 67.2% 53.7% 36.1% 27.4% 20.3% 72.6% 80.9% 57.7% 13.5% 14.7% 28.3% 18.7% 61.6% 0.54 52.9%

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 43.1% 36.5% 27.5% 36.0% 39.8% 20.3% 40.0% 26.4% 46.1% 5.7%
SP MLB Percentile 24 50 48 48 77 92 36 24 72 12
SP MLB AVG 44.8% 36.1% 27.4% 36.5% 35.3% 22.8% 41.9% 28.9% 43.7% 6.6%
Career 46.5% 35.5% 29.4% 35.0% 37.5% 22.2% 40.3% 28.7% 41.9% 6.4%

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 59.2% 10.1% 30.7% 14.3% 57.1% 45.4% 17.4% 32.4% 20.0%
SP MLB Percentile 58 84 70 33 14 9 7 97 64
SP MLB AVG 58.7% 11.9% 29.6% 15.1% 61.4% 49.8% 20.8% 26.8% 18.8%
Career 59.8% 9.3% 30.9% 16.0% 62.8% 50.7% 17.4% 29.8% 19.8%

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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 2,413 5.05 46.3% 17.6% 36.1% 10.2% 4.3% 14.3 +9 2.99
SP MLB Percentile 85 71 56 42 51 51 63 22 22 77
SP MLB AVG 1,745 4.97 45.9% 17.9% 36.2% 9.7% 4.9% 5.0 +1 3.33
Career 7,179 5.14 48.5% 17.5% 34.0% 14.5% 4.5% 26.6 +35 2.64
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