Shota Imanaga

#18

Chicago Cubs

Pitcher Throws L

5'10", 175 lbs · Born Sep 1, 1993 · Debut 2024

3.77

2026 ERA

11-10

2026 W-L

174.1

2026 IP

174

2026 K

Gold Live

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Career Stats

492.1

465

190

3.77

ERA

1.100

WHIP

2026 Season

174.1

174

3.77

ERA

1.100

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	W/L/S
2026-09-27	Boston Red Sox	A	1.0	1	3	0	1	12	—
2026-09-22	Miami Marlins	H	5.0	1	7	0	0	91	—
2026-09-16	Atlanta Braves	H	6.0	1	8	0	0	100	W
2026-09-11	Pittsburgh Pirates	H	6.0	2	4	2	1	100	W
2026-09-04	Miami Marlins	A	6.0	1	4	0	0	94	W
2026-08-30	Cincinnati Reds	H	5.0	6	4	1	3	85	L
2026-08-23	Seattle Mariners	A	2.0	1	4	2	1	72	—
2026-08-17	Chicago White Sox	H	6.0	3	10	3	1	96	—
2026-08-11	Washington Nationals	A	4.2	4	5	0	3	86	—
2026-08-05	Los Angeles Dodgers	H	5.0	1	6	0	1	89	W

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 5G	5	24.0	6	26	2	3	—	—	2.25	0.792
Last 10G	10	46.2	21	55	8	4	1	—	4.05	1.157

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Starter	32	174.3	74	154	35	174	37	3.82	1.096	8.98	1.91

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Home	19	110.7	48	100	21	109	24	3.90	1.120	8.86	1.95
Away	13	63.7	26	54	14	65	13	3.68	1.052	9.19	1.84

Pitch Count Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
1–40 Pitches	1	1.0	1	3	—	9.00	1.000
61–80 Pitches	4	17.0	18	12	7	9.53	1.765
81–100 Pitches	25	144.7	52	148	29	3.24	1.023
101+ Pitches	2	11.7	3	11	1	2.31	1.029

Innings Pitched Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
1.0–2.2 IP	2	3.0	2	7	2	6.00	2.667
3.0–4.2 IP	3	13.7	14	15	6	9.22	1.829
5.0–6.2 IP	23	129.7	55	136	26	3.82	1.057
7.0+ IP	4	28.0	3	16	3	0.96	0.750

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Shota Imanaga compare to other MLB pitchers?

BB/9

1.91

95th

BB Rate

5.2%

94th

K/BB Ratio

4.703

94th

WHIP

1.096

79th

K Rate

24.6%

65th

K/9

8.98

58th

ERA

3.82

51th

IP per Start

5.4

29th

HR/9

1.81

6th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 388 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 40.3% Velo: 91.6 Whiff: 23.3% OPS-all: 0.808

Splitter/Forkball

Usage: 34.1% Velo: 82.8 Whiff: 46.2% OPS-all: 0.570

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 14.7% Velo: 81.1 Whiff: 35.5% OPS-all: 0.861

Pitcher Type: FB/Split Pitcher Primary Family: Fastball Best Pitch: FS (lowest OPS allowed) Weakest Pitch: SI (highest OPS allowed)

Pitch Arsenal 2026

Pitch	Family	Usage	Velo	Spin	Horz Move	Vert Move	Ext	Rel X	Rel Z	Strike%	Whiff%	CSW%	Lg Whiff	W.Rank	Grade	Sample
FF	Fastball	40.3%	91.6	2,498	+6.9"	+10.1"	6.2ft	1.32	5.36	47.7%	23.3%	26.3%	23.3%	#655	—	OK
FS	Splitter/Forkball	34.1%	82.8	1,125	+6.9"	+3.4"	6.3ft	1.38	5.41	49.6%	46.2%	32.4%	38.2%	#65	—	OK
ST	Slider/Sweeper	14.7%	81.1	2,544	-7.2"	-0.2"	6.1ft	1.61	5.43	46.6%	35.5%	28.7%	34.0%	#214	—	OK
SI	Fastball	5.9%	90.2	2,461	+9.8"	+5.8"	6.2ft	1.43	5.31	45.0%	24.1%	31.1%	17.3%	#203	—	OK
CU	Curve/Slurve	3.2%	74.5	2,517	-4.5"	-7.8"	6.2ft	1.19	5.80	48.0%	20.0%	36.7%	33.0%	#399	—	Small-ish
SL	Slider/Sweeper	1.8%	86.3	2,480	-1.2"	+4.1"	6.2ft	1.31	5.36	53.6%	34.5%	30.4%	35.1%	#530	—	Small-ish

Velo = avg release speed (mph). Move in inches, induced (gravity-removed).

Pitch Results Allowed (by Family) 2026

Pitch Family	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%	HR	Hard%	Brl%	OPS Rank	Sample	Read
Fastball	358	.259	.314	.506	0.820	19.3%	6.7%	22	47.5%	11.9%	#832	OK	—
Splitter/Forkball	300	.199	.223	.347	0.570	31.3%	2.7%	11	26.5%	6.6%	#121	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	110	.263	.336	.505	0.841	25.5%	6.4%	7	32.9%	10.0%	#873	OK	—
Curve/SlurveSmall	8	.286	.375	.286	0.661	0.0%	12.5%	0	42.9%	0.0%	#343	Small	—

OPS Rank = lower OPS allowed is better. Rank 1 = best among all pitchers using that family this season.

Pitcher Summary 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 40.3% Velo: 91.6 Whiff: 23.3% OPS-all: 0.808

Splitter/Forkball

Usage: 34.1% Velo: 82.8 Whiff: 46.2% OPS-all: 0.570

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 14.7% Velo: 81.1 Whiff: 35.5% OPS-all: 0.861

Pitch mix

46.2%

16.6%

3.2%

34.1%

5.9%

Total pitches this season: 3,076 · Reliable

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Shota Imanaga SP · Cubs

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Buy-Now

430

Sell-Now Net

Flip Profit

—

24h

+11 (+2.6%)

+20 (+4.9%)

Stamina 86

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