Shota Imanaga

#18

Chicago Cubs

Pitcher Throws L

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

3.80

2026 ERA

11-10

2026 W-L

168.1

2026 IP

164

2026 K

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Career Stats

486.1

455

188

3.80

ERA

1.100

WHIP

2026 Season

168.1

164

3.80

ERA

1.100

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	W/L/S
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
2026-07-31	New York Yankees	H	6.2	2	6	0	2	101	L
2026-07-25	Pittsburgh Pirates	A	6.0	0	4	1	0	84	W

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 7D	1	6.0	1	8	—	1	—	—	1.50	0.667
Last 14D	2	12.0	3	12	2	2	—	—	2.25	0.917
Last 21D	3	18.0	4	16	2	3	—	—	2.00	0.778
Last 5G	5	25.0	11	24	5	3	1	—	3.96	1.200
Last 10G	10	53.1	21	55	9	5	2	—	3.54	1.087

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Starter	30	168.3	72	149	34	164	37	3.85	1.105	8.77	1.98

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Home	18	105.7	47	96	21	102	24	4.00	1.136	8.69	2.04
Away	12	62.7	25	53	13	62	13	3.59	1.053	8.90	1.87

Pitch Count Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
61–80 Pitches	4	17.0	18	12	7	9.53	1.765
81–100 Pitches	24	139.7	51	141	29	3.29	1.031
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	1	2.0	1	4	2	4.50	3.500
3.0–4.2 IP	3	13.7	14	15	6	9.22	1.829
5.0–6.2 IP	22	124.7	54	129	26	3.90	1.067
7.0+ IP	4	28.0	3	16	3	0.96	0.750

Today's Pitch-Family Matchup

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Shota Imanaga compare to other MLB pitchers?

BB/9

1.98

93th

BB Rate

5.4%

93th

K/BB Ratio

4.432

92th

WHIP

1.105

78th

K Rate

24.0%

62th

K/9

8.77

53th

ERA

3.85

49th

IP per Start

5.6

39th

HR/9

1.82

5th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 377 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 40.6% Velo: 91.7 Whiff: 23.8% OPS-all: 0.803

Splitter/Forkball

Usage: 33.8% Velo: 82.8 Whiff: 45.9% OPS-all: 0.567

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 14.7% Velo: 81.1 Whiff: 33.9% OPS-all: 0.900

Pitcher Type: FB/Split Pitcher Primary Family: Fastball Best Pitch: FS (lowest OPS allowed) Weakest Pitch: ST (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	40.6%	91.7	2,499	+6.9"	+10.1"	6.2ft	1.32	5.36	47.4%	23.8%	26.6%	23.3%	#631	—	OK
FS	Splitter/Forkball	33.8%	82.8	1,127	+6.8"	+3.4"	6.3ft	1.39	5.41	49.4%	45.9%	32.2%	38.4%	#60	—	OK
ST	Slider/Sweeper	14.7%	81.1	2,541	-7.2"	-0.3"	6.1ft	1.62	5.43	46.3%	33.9%	28.0%	34.1%	#234	—	OK
SI	Fastball	5.9%	90.2	2,462	+9.8"	+5.8"	6.2ft	1.44	5.30	44.6%	23.7%	30.9%	17.4%	#211	—	OK
CU	Curve/Slurve	3.2%	74.5	2,517	-4.4"	-7.8"	6.2ft	1.20	5.80	48.9%	21.1%	38.3%	32.9%	#395	—	Small-ish
SL	Slider/Sweeper	1.9%	86.3	2,480	-1.2"	+4.1"	6.2ft	1.31	5.36	53.6%	34.5%	30.4%	35.1%	#527	—	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	349	.259	.313	.503	0.816	19.2%	6.9%	21	46.7%	11.4%	#825	OK	—
Splitter/Forkball	289	.196	.221	.346	0.567	30.8%	2.8%	11	26.3%	6.8%	#117	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	106	.274	.349	.526	0.875	23.6%	6.6%	7	32.9%	10.0%	#895	OK	—
Curve/SlurveSmall	8	.286	.375	.286	0.661	0.0%	12.5%	0	42.9%	0.0%	#349	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: 40.6% Velo: 91.7 Whiff: 23.8% OPS-all: 0.803

Splitter/Forkball

Usage: 33.8% Velo: 82.8 Whiff: 45.9% OPS-all: 0.567

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 14.7% Velo: 81.1 Whiff: 33.9% OPS-all: 0.900

Pitch mix

46.5%

16.6%

3.2%

33.8%

5.9%

Total pitches this season: 2,973 · Reliable

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Shota Imanaga SP · Cubs

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Buy-Now

448

Sell-Now Net

Flip Profit

—

24h

+6 (+1.4%)

-3 (-0.7%)

Stamina 86

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