Shota Imanaga
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 5' 10" 175LBS | Age: 30
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 8 2 2.95 19 19 0 109.2 111 1.07
1 Season 8 2 2.95 19 19 0 109.2 111 1.07
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 19 8-2 2.95 109.2 111 1.07
1 Season 19 8-2 2.95 109.2 111 1.07
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2024 30 1657 314 29 9.2 6.5 88.7 114.4 20.1 37.3 .241 .408 .282 .294 .373 38.9 24.9 3.8 2.95 3.46
Player 1657 314 29 9.2 6.5 88.7 114.4 20.1 37.3 .241 .408 .282 .294 .373 38.9 24.9 3.8
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Imanaga relies on 7 pitches.
Four Seamer
(54.4%) ,
Split Finger
(33.1%) ,
Sweeper
(6.9%) ,
Curveball
(4.5%) ,
Cutter
(0.8%) ,
Sinker
(0.2%) ,
Changeup
(0.1%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 34.1 35.7 21.0 9.2 42.4 37.9 19.7 3.8 21.7 34.7 25.2 5.4 9.2 6.5
Player 34.1 35.7 21.0 9.2 42.4 37.9 19.7 3.8 21.7 34.7 25.2 5.4 9.2 6.5
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.8 7.0 37.1 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.8 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2024 Curveball CHC L 74 72.8 64.7 0.3 1 8.9 -2.9 -25
2024 4-Seam Fastball CHC L 902 91.8 14.4 2.6 15 10.1 1.9 24
2024 Sweeper CHC L 115 81.9 37.2 -2.1 -5 9.6 -4.6 -32
2024 Cutter CHC L 13 89.8 19.9 5.9 23 0.8 -2.6 -143
2024 Sinker CHC L 3 89.4 22.5 -5.3 -19 16.1 0.7 5
2024 Changeup CHC L 1 87.6 28.7 -2.9 -9 12.7 -2.0 -14
2024 Split-Finger CHC L 549 83.1 32.6 -3.4 -9 10.5 0.6 6
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1.2 11 902 54.4 243 .218 .397 .294 18.7 18.1 18.6 .246 .454 .319 42.7
2024 Split-Finger 0.0 0 549 33.1 160 .239 .335 .276 40.4 36.3 26.4 .214 .330 .243 31.6
2024 Sweeper -0.1 0 115 6.9 30 .286 .321 .298 35.5 30.0 21.4 .233 .322 .269 31.6
2024 Curveball -0.6 0 74 4.5 8 .375 .375 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .609 .688 .565 62.5
2024 Cutter -10.5 -1 13 0.8 4 .500 1.250 .725 12.5 0.0 0.0 .293 .854 .471 25.0
2024 Sinker -0.5 0 3 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2024 Changeup -3.2 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Curveball 73 72.8 80 18.4 5:00 5:00 0
2024 Cutter 13 89.8 71 13.2 11:15 12:00 -45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 890 91.8 99 20.5 11:00 11:00 0
2024 Split-Finger 535 83.1 93 12.5 10:30 10:00 30
2024 Sweeper 111 81.9 29 10.8 3:15 2:30 45
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 445 1,657 7 13 -6 -4 9
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2024 1,657 52.0 74.9 80.6 35.4 53.2 44.1 66.3 55.9 27.3 8.1 80.6
Player 1,657 52.0 74.9 80.6 35.4 53.2 44.1 66.3 55.9 27.3 8.1 80.6
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2024 69 52 44 37 89 7 21 53 49 67 96 66 96 16 90 35 33
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR

Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 443 .283 358 5 1.4 85 23 27.1
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2024 424 16.7 16.7% 0.5% 185 19.6 1.1% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution

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