Shota Imanaga

#18

Chicago Cubs

Pitcher Throws L

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

3.60

2026 ERA

8-9

2026 W-L

132.2

2026 IP

125

2026 K

Gold Live

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Career Stats

450.2

416

170

3.60

ERA

1.090

WHIP

2026 Season

132.2

125

3.60

ERA

1.090

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	W/L/S
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
2026-07-19	Minnesota Twins	H	7.0	0	4	1	0	99	W
2026-07-10	Cincinnati Reds	A	5.0	1	5	1	1	102	L
2026-07-05	St. Louis Cardinals	H	4.2	2	8	3	1	86	L
2026-06-30	San Diego Padres	H	6.1	2	4	0	0	97	—
2026-06-24	New York Mets	A	5.1	4	4	1	3	69	W
2026-06-16	Colorado Rockies	H	5.2	1	3	1	0	85	—
2026-06-11	Colorado Rockies	A	5.0	0	7	2	0	90	—

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 7D	1	5.0	1	6	—	1	—	—	1.80	1.600
Last 14D	2	11.2	3	12	—	1	1	—	2.31	1.029
Last 21D	4	24.2	3	20	2	3	1	—	1.09	0.973
Last 5G	5	29.2	4	25	3	3	2	—	1.21	1.079
Last 10G	10	56.2	13	51	10	4	3	—	2.06	1.112

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Starter	23	132.7	54	116	25	125	29	3.66	1.093	8.48	1.97

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Home	14	82.7	35	77	16	76	18	3.81	1.149	8.27	1.96
Away	9	50.0	19	39	9	49	11	3.42	1.000	8.82	1.98

Pitch Count Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
61–80 Pitches	3	15.0	17	8	5	10.20	1.533
81–100 Pitches	18	106.0	34	106	23	2.89	1.038
101+ Pitches	2	11.7	3	11	1	2.31	1.029

Innings Pitched Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
3.0–4.2 IP	2	9.0	10	10	6	10.00	2.111
5.0–6.2 IP	17	95.7	41	99	20	3.86	1.098
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

1.97

91th

BB Rate

5.4%

91th

K/BB Ratio

4.310

89th

WHIP

1.093

79th

K Rate

23.5%

55th

ERA

3.66

51th

IP per Start

5.8

51th

K/9

8.48

47th

HR/9

1.70

11th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 305 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 41.1% Velo: 91.7 Whiff: 23.2% OPS-all: 0.788

Splitter/Forkball

Usage: 32.3% Velo: 83.0 Whiff: 45.7% OPS-all: 0.594

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 14.8% Velo: 81.3 Whiff: 33.6% OPS-all: 0.771

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	41.1%	91.7	2,502	+6.9"	+10.2"	6.2ft	1.39	5.36	46.8%	23.2%	26.2%	23.3%	#638	—	OK
FS	Splitter/Forkball	32.3%	83.0	1,128	+6.8"	+3.6"	6.3ft	1.46	5.42	50.2%	45.7%	32.7%	38.5%	#59	—	OK
ST	Slider/Sweeper	14.8%	81.3	2,532	-7.1"	-0.3"	6.2ft	1.66	5.44	47.1%	33.6%	28.0%	34.4%	#234	—	OK
SI	Fastball	6.6%	90.2	2,463	+9.9"	+5.7"	6.2ft	1.49	5.30	43.2%	22.4%	29.7%	17.6%	#237	—	OK
CU	Curve/Slurve	3.2%	74.5	2,521	-4.4"	-7.8"	6.2ft	1.27	5.79	49.3%	6.7%	37.3%	32.9%	#413	—	Small-ish
SL	Slider/Sweeper	2.0%	86.3	2,485	-1.3"	+3.9"	6.2ft	1.32	5.35	53.2%	40.0%	31.9%	35.4%	#383	—	Small

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	294	.257	.311	.487	0.798	19.1%	6.8%	17	46.1%	11.2%	#766	OK	—
Splitter/Forkball	218	.209	.234	.360	0.594	30.3%	3.2%	8	26.4%	6.9%	#106	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	82	.237	.293	.474	0.767	24.4%	4.9%	5	26.8%	8.9%	#775	OK	—
Curve/SlurveSmall	8	.286	.375	.286	0.661	0.0%	12.5%	0	42.9%	0.0%	#328	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: 41.1% Velo: 91.7 Whiff: 23.2% OPS-all: 0.788

Splitter/Forkball

Usage: 32.3% Velo: 83.0 Whiff: 45.7% OPS-all: 0.594

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 14.8% Velo: 81.3 Whiff: 33.6% OPS-all: 0.771

Pitch mix

47.7%

16.8%

3.2%

32.3%

6.6%

Total pitches this season: 2,340 · Reliable

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Shota Imanaga SP · Cubs

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Buy-Now

673

Sell-Now Net

Flip Profit

—

24h

-1 (-0.2%)

+72 (+12.0%)

Stamina 86

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