Tatsuya Imai

#45

Houston Astros

Pitcher Throws R

5'11", 176 lbs · Born May 9, 1998 · Debut 2026

4.93

2026 ERA

6-4

2026 W-L

76.2

2026 IP

2026 K

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Career Stats

76.2

4.93

ERA

1.420

WHIP

2026 Season

76.2

4.93

ERA

1.420

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	PC	W/L/S
2026-09-27	Athletics	A	1.0	0	1	0	10	—
2026-09-20	Atlanta Braves	H	2.0	0	4	0	24	—
2026-09-16	Kansas City Royals	H	1.0	0	1	1	18	—
2026-09-09	Philadelphia Phillies	A	2.0	0	3	3	43	—
2026-09-01	Chicago White Sox	H	3.0	2	5	3	59	—
2026-08-20	Los Angeles Angels	H	3.0	2	3	2	57	—
2026-08-12	San Francisco Giants	A	3.0	0	3	2	55	—
2026-08-03	Toronto Blue Jays	H	3.0	0	5	0	34	—
2026-07-27	Los Angeles Angels	A	0.2	2	1	4	33	—
2026-07-21	Miami Marlins	H	6.0	1	8	3	96	W

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 5G	5	9.0	2	14	7	—	—	—	2.00	1.111
Last 10G	10	24.2	7	34	18	1	—	—	2.55	1.257

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Starter	15	58.7	38	50	9	72	40	5.83	1.534	11.05	6.14
Reliever	8	18.0	4	8	—	25	11	2.00	1.056	12.50	5.50

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Home	12	43.0	27	34	6	59	26	5.65	1.395	12.35	5.44
Away	11	33.7	15	24	3	38	25	4.01	1.455	10.16	6.68

Pitch Count Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
1–40 Pitches	7	8.7	10	13	10	10.38	1.846
41–60 Pitches	5	12.3	9	16	15	6.57	2.189
61–80 Pitches	3	11.3	13	12	7	10.32	1.765
81–100 Pitches	7	38.3	8	51	17	1.88	1.070
101+ Pitches	1	6.0	2	5	2	3.00	0.833

Innings Pitched Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
< 1.0 IP	3	1.7	10	2	9	54.00	9.000
1.0–2.2 IP	6	10.0	9	15	13	8.10	2.100
3.0–4.2 IP	7	24.3	15	27	13	5.55	1.397
5.0–6.2 IP	7	40.7	8	53	16	1.77	0.959

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Tatsuya Imai compare to other MLB pitchers?

K/9

11.39

94th

K Rate

28.7%

87th

HR/9

1.06

49th

WHIP

1.422

20th

ERA

4.93

19th

K/BB Ratio

1.902

15th

IP per Start

5.1

13th

BB/9

5.99

1th

BB Rate

15.1%

1th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 388 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 44.8% Velo: 86.6 Whiff: 44.0% OPS-all: 0.540

Fastball

Usage: 44.5% Velo: 94.9 Whiff: 23.8% OPS-all: 0.770

Fastball

Usage: 3.8% Velo: 94.5 Whiff: 20.0% OPS-all: 0.582

Pitcher Type: Slider-Heavy Primary Family: Fastball Best Pitch: SL (lowest OPS allowed) Weakest Pitch: FF (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
SL	Slider/Sweeper	44.8%	86.6	2,272	-3.1"	+0.9"	5.8ft	-1.82	5.36	50.3%	44.0%	32.5%	35.1%	#322	—	OK
FF	Fastball	44.5%	94.9	2,003	-7.9"	+6.3"	6.0ft	-1.79	5.12	46.5%	23.8%	29.0%	23.3%	#629	—	OK
SI	Fastball	3.8%	94.5	1,952	-10.9"	+3.2"	5.9ft	-1.57	5.10	41.0%	20.0%	21.3%	17.3%	#281	—	Small-ish
CH	Changeup	3.6%	86.5	1,795	-8.5"	+4.1"	5.9ft	-1.86	5.26	43.1%	72.2%	37.9%	33.4%	#63	—	Small-ish
FS	Splitter/Forkball	2.5%	84.6	1,255	-8.0"	+2.0"	5.9ft	-1.72	5.37	23.1%	37.5%	15.4%	38.2%	#100	—	Small
CU	Curve/Slurve	0.8%	79.3	2,455	+2.6"	-4.7"	5.7ft	-1.71	5.58	33.3%	0.0%	25.0%	33.0%	#447	—	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
Slider/Sweeper	193	.157	.249	.291	0.540	39.4%	9.3%	6	38.5%	5.2%	#496	OK	—
Fastball	164	.256	.417	.336	0.753	15.9%	21.3%	2	49.0%	7.8%	#687	OK	—
ChangeupSmall	7	.143	.143	.571	0.714	57.1%	0.0%	1	66.7%	33.3%	#535	Small	—
Curve/SlurveSmall	4	.500	.750	.500	1.250	0.0%	0.0%	0	50.0%	0.0%	#518	Small	—
Splitter/ForkballSmall	3	.000	.000	.000	0.000	33.3%	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%	#1	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

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 44.8% Velo: 86.6 Whiff: 44.0% OPS-all: 0.540

Fastball

Usage: 44.5% Velo: 94.9 Whiff: 23.8% OPS-all: 0.770

Fastball

Usage: 3.8% Velo: 94.5 Whiff: 20.0% OPS-all: 0.582

Pitch mix

48.3%

44.8%

3.6%

2.5%

3.8%

Total pitches this season: 1,595 · Reliable

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Tatsuya Imai SP · Astros

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Flip Profit

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24h

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Stamina 92

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Tatsuya Imai SP · Astros

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Buy-Now

4.5k

Sell-Now Net

3.4k

Flip Profit

+297

24h

-111 (-2.4%)

+42 (+0.9%)

Stamina 97

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24h

+12 (+33.3%)

+4 (+9.1%)

Stamina 81

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