Shota Imanaga

CHC Cubs • #18 • Starter

Active
Position Starter
Height 5'10"
Weight 175
Age 32
Birthdate Sep 1, 1993
Birthplace Kitakyushu, JPN

Shota Imanaga Projections, Player Props and Stats

Strikeouts Thrown

4.62 / game
(2025) avg
Date Opponent K Close
Oct 1 vs SD SD 3 -
Sep 25 vs NYM NYM 3(u) 4.5
Sep 19 @ CIN CIN 4(u) 4.5
Sep 14 vs TB TB 9(o) 5.5
Sep 8 @ ATL ATL 4(u) 4.5
Sep 2 vs ATL ATL 2(u) 5.5
Aug 28 @ SF SF 5(u) 5.5
Aug 21 vs MIL MIL 5(o) 4.5
Aug 16 vs PIT PIT 6(o) 5.5
Aug 10 @ STL STL 9(o) 4.5
Last 10 average 5.0

Outs Recorded

17.15 / game
(2025) avg
Date Opponent Outs Close
Oct 1 vs SD SD 12 -
Sep 25 vs NYM NYM 17(o) 15.5
Sep 19 @ CIN CIN 15(u) 17.5
Sep 14 vs TB TB 15(u) 17.5
Sep 8 @ ATL ATL 18(o) 17.5
Sep 2 vs ATL ATL 18(o) 17.5
Aug 28 @ SF SF 21(o) 17.5
Aug 21 vs MIL MIL 21(o) 17.5
Aug 16 vs PIT PIT 21(o) 17.5
Aug 10 @ STL STL 20(o) 17.5
Last 10 average 17.8

To Record A Win

9
(2025) total wins
Date Opponent Wins Close
Oct 1 vs SD SD - -
Sep 25 vs NYM NYM - 303
Sep 19 @ CIN CIN - 173
Sep 14 vs TB TB - 146
Sep 8 @ ATL ATL - 160
Sep 2 vs ATL ATL W 135
Aug 28 @ SF SF - 195
Aug 21 vs MIL MIL - 150
Aug 16 vs PIT PIT - -
Aug 10 @ STL STL - 175
Wins in last 10 1

Hits Allowed

4.62 / game
(2025) avg
Date Opponent Hits Close
Oct 1 vs SD SD 3 -
Sep 25 vs NYM NYM 9(o) 4.5
Sep 19 @ CIN CIN 4(u) 5.5
Sep 14 vs TB TB 7(o) 4.5
Sep 8 @ ATL ATL 5(u) 5.5
Sep 2 vs ATL ATL 5(o) 4.5
Aug 28 @ SF SF 5(u) 5.5
Aug 21 vs MIL MIL 3(u) 4.5
Aug 16 vs PIT PIT 3(u) 5.5
Aug 10 @ STL STL 4(u) 5.5
Last 10 average 4.8

Walks Given

1.08 / game
(2025) avg
Date Opponent W Close
Oct 1 vs SD SD 2 -
Sep 25 vs NYM NYM 1 -
Sep 19 @ CIN CIN 2 -
Sep 14 vs TB TB 0 -
Sep 8 @ ATL ATL 0 -
Sep 2 vs ATL ATL 1 -
Aug 28 @ SF SF 1 -
Aug 21 vs MIL MIL 2 -
Aug 16 vs PIT PIT 2 -
Aug 10 @ STL STL 0 -
Last 10 average 1.1

Earned Runs Allowed

2.38 / game
(2025) avg
Date Opponent E. Run Close
Oct 1 vs SD SD 2 -
Sep 25 vs NYM NYM 8(o) 2.5
Sep 19 @ CIN CIN 3(o) 2.5
Sep 14 vs TB TB 3(o) 2.5
Sep 8 @ ATL ATL 3(o) 2.5
Sep 2 vs ATL ATL 3(o) 2.5
Aug 28 @ SF SF 3(o) 2.5
Aug 21 vs MIL MIL 2(o) 1.5
Aug 16 vs PIT PIT 1(u) 2.5
Aug 10 @ STL STL 3(o) 2.5
Last 10 average 3.1

Shota Imanaga Game Logs

2025 Game Log
Date Opp Score M/L O/U S/R RES IP H R ER SO BB HR PIT P/IP G/F
Oct 1 vs SD L 3 - 0 L -103 U 6.5 R ND 4.0 3 2 2 3 2 1 67 16.8 1.33
Sep 25 vs NYM L 8 - 5 L 103 O 7.5 S L 5.2 9 8 8 3 1 2 91 16.1 0.80
Sep 19 @ CIN L 7 - 4 L -104 O 8.0 S ND 5.0 4 4 3 4 2 3 83 16.6 0.67
Sep 14 vs TB W 4 - 3 W -157 P 7.0 S ND 5.0 7 3 3 9 0 2 91 18.2 3.00
Sep 8 @ ATL L 4 - 1 L -113 U 8.5 S L 6.0 5 3 3 4 0 1 80 13.3 0.67
Sep 2 vs ATL W 4 - 3 W -164 U 8.5 S W 6.0 5 3 3 2 1 2 78 13.0 1.60
Aug 28 @ SF L 4 - 3 L -103 U 7.5 S ND 7.0 5 3 3 5 1 2 92 13.1 0.29
Aug 21 vs MIL L 4 - 1 L -136 U 6.5 S L 7.0 3 2 2 5 2 1 98 14.0 1.17
Aug 16 vs PIT W 3 - 1 W -212 U 9.0 S ND 7.0 3 1 1 6 2 1 85 12.1 0.86
Aug 10 @ STL L 3 - 2 L -130 U 7.5 S L 6.2 4 3 3 9 0 1 92 13.8 1.00
Aug 5 vs CIN L 5 - 1 L -178 U 7.5 S ND 6.1 3 1 1 7 0 0 92 14.5 1.00
Jul 30 @ MIL W 10 - 3 W 111 O 7.0 S W 5.0 5 3 3 8 0 2 89 17.8 0.67
Jul 25 @ CHW L 12 - 5 L -176 O 8.0 S L 3.0 12 7 7 2 0 3 85 28.3 0.67
Jul 19 vs BOS W 6 - 0 W -145 U 9.0 S W 7.0 5 0 0 5 1 0 96 13.7 0.71
Jul 13 @ NYY W 4 - 1 W 111 U 9.0 S W 7.0 2 1 1 6 1 1 91 13.0 0.57
Jul 8 @ MIN L 8 - 1 L -127 P 9.0 S L 6.0 5 2 2 1 0 0 83 13.8 0.56
Jul 2 vs CLE W 5 - 4 W -158 O 8.0 S W 5.1 4 3 3 4 0 3 81 15.2 0.43
Jun 26 @ STL W 3 - 0 W -127 U 9.0 S W 5.0 1 0 0 3 1 0 77 15.4 0.60
May 4 @ MIL L 4 - 0 L -108 U 8.0 S L 5.2 4 2 2 4 1 0 84 14.8 0.11
Apr 29 @ PIT W 9 - 0 W -146 P 9.0 S W 5.0 6 0 0 3 1 0 87 17.4 0.60
Apr 22 vs LAD W 11 - 10 F/10 W 100 O 9.0 S ND 5.2 7 5 5 6 2 3 101 17.8 1.50
Apr 15 @ SD W 2 - 1 F/10 W -146 U 8.5 S ND 5.0 4 1 0 7 3 1 93 18.6 0.50
Apr 9 vs TEX L 6 - 2 L -168 O 7.5 S L 5.0 7 5 5 4 1 2 76 15.2 0.40
Apr 4 vs SD W 3 - 1 W -166 U 7.0 S W 7.1 4 1 1 4 0 1 91 12.4 1.67
Mar 29 @ AZ W 4 - 3 W 108 U 9.0 S W 7.0 3 1 1 4 2 0 91 13.0 1.14
Mar 18 vs LAD L 4 - 1 L 127 U 7.5 S ND 4.0 0 0 0 2 4 0 69 17.3 0.67
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Shota Imanaga's Pitching Statistics for Regular Season

Season Team G GS W L SV BS ERA CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR WP
2025 CHC 25 25 9 8 0 0 3.73 0 0 144.7 117 62 60 26 117 31 1
2024 CHC 29 29 15 3 0 0 2.91 0 0 173.3 149 66 56 28 174 27 3

Shota Imanaga's Pitching Statistics for Post Season

Season Team G GS W L SV BS ERA CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR WP

Pitching Splits

Overall Last 3 Away Home Day Night
W-L 9-8 0-1 5-5 4-3 0-0 9-8
ERA 3.73 7.98 3.44 4.06 0.00 3.75
IP 144.7 14.7 73.3 75.3 0.0 148.7
HITS 117 16 60 60 0 120
RUNS 62 14 30 34 0 64
ER 60 13 28 34 0 62
SO 117 10 60 60 0 120
BB 26 5 12 16 0 28
HR 31 6 14 18 0 32
OBP .254 .333 .251 .259 .000 .255
WHIP 0.99 1.43 0.98 1.01 0.00 1.00
GB:FB 0.76 0.91 0.58 1.00 0.00 0.77
SB 2 0 2 0 0 2
CS 3 1 2 1 0 3
SB% 0.67 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.67
QS% 0.48 0.00 0.46 0.50 0.00 0.48


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