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

Total Hits

0.0 / game
(2026) avg
Date Opponent Hits Close
May 18 vs MIL MIL 0 -
May 13 @ ATL ATL 0 -
May 7 vs CIN CIN 0 -
May 2 vs AZ AZ 0 -
Apr 26 @ LAD LAD 0 -
Apr 21 vs PHI PHI 0 -
Apr 15 @ PHI PHI 0 -
Apr 10 vs PIT PIT 0 -
Apr 5 @ CLE CLE 0 -
Mar 29 vs WAS WAS 0 -
Last 10 average

Strikeouts Thrown

6.1 / game
(2026) avg
Date Opponent K Close
May 18 vs MIL MIL 2(u) 5.5
May 13 @ ATL ATL 6(o) 5.5
May 7 vs CIN CIN 10(o) 6.5
May 2 vs AZ AZ 5(o) 4.5
Apr 26 @ LAD LAD 6(o) 5.5
Apr 21 vs PHI PHI 1(u) 6.5
Apr 15 @ PHI PHI 11(o) 5.5
Apr 10 vs PIT PIT 9(o) 5.5
Apr 5 @ CLE CLE 4(u) 4.5
Mar 29 vs WAS WAS 7(o) 5.5
Last 10 average 6.1

Outs Recorded

17.6 / game
(2026) avg
Date Opponent Outs Close
May 18 vs MIL MIL 13 -
May 13 @ ATL ATL 21 -
May 7 vs CIN CIN 18 -
May 2 vs AZ AZ 21 -
Apr 26 @ LAD LAD 16 -
Apr 21 vs PHI PHI 21 -
Apr 15 @ PHI PHI 18 -
Apr 10 vs PIT PIT 18(o) 17.5
Apr 5 @ CLE CLE 15(u) 17.5
Mar 29 vs WAS WAS 15 -
Last 10 average 17.6

Total Home Runs

0.0 / game
(2026) avg
Date Opponent HR Close
May 18 vs MIL MIL 0 -
May 13 @ ATL ATL 0 -
May 7 vs CIN CIN 0 -
May 2 vs AZ AZ 0 -
Apr 26 @ LAD LAD 0 -
Apr 21 vs PHI PHI 0 -
Apr 15 @ PHI PHI 0 -
Apr 10 vs PIT PIT 0 -
Apr 5 @ CLE CLE 0 -
Mar 29 vs WAS WAS 0 -
Last 10 average

Total Bases

0.0 / game
(2026) avg
Date Opponent TB Close
May 18 vs MIL MIL 0 -
May 13 @ ATL ATL 0 -
May 7 vs CIN CIN 0 -
May 2 vs AZ AZ 0 -
Apr 26 @ LAD LAD 0 -
Apr 21 vs PHI PHI 0 -
Apr 15 @ PHI PHI 0 -
Apr 10 vs PIT PIT 0 -
Apr 5 @ CLE CLE 0 -
Mar 29 vs WAS WAS 0 -
Last 10 average

Total RBIs

0.0 / game
(2026) avg
Date Opponent RBI Close
May 18 vs MIL MIL 0 -
May 13 @ ATL ATL 0 -
May 7 vs CIN CIN 0 -
May 2 vs AZ AZ 0 -
Apr 26 @ LAD LAD 0 -
Apr 21 vs PHI PHI 0 -
Apr 15 @ PHI PHI 0 -
Apr 10 vs PIT PIT 0 -
Apr 5 @ CLE CLE 0 -
Mar 29 vs WAS WAS 0 -
Last 10 average

Total Runs Scored

0.0 / game
(2026) avg
Date Opponent Runs Close
May 18 vs MIL MIL 0 -
May 13 @ ATL ATL 0 -
May 7 vs CIN CIN 0 -
May 2 vs AZ AZ 0 -
Apr 26 @ LAD LAD 0 -
Apr 21 vs PHI PHI 0 -
Apr 15 @ PHI PHI 0 -
Apr 10 vs PIT PIT 0 -
Apr 5 @ CLE CLE 0 -
Mar 29 vs WAS WAS 0 -
Last 10 average

Hit a Home Run

0.0 / game
(2026) avg
Date Opponent HR Close
May 18 vs MIL MIL 0 -
May 13 @ ATL ATL 0 -
May 7 vs CIN CIN 0 -
May 2 vs AZ AZ 0 -
Apr 26 @ LAD LAD 0 -
Apr 21 vs PHI PHI 0 -
Apr 15 @ PHI PHI 0 -
Apr 10 vs PIT PIT 0 -
Apr 5 @ CLE CLE 0 -
Mar 29 vs WAS WAS 0 -
Last 10 average

Shota Imanaga Game Logs

2026 Game Log
Date Opp Score M/L O/U S/R RES IP H R ER SO BB HR PIT P/IP G/F
May 18 vs MIL L 9 - 3 L -162 O 10.5 S L 4.1 9 8 8 2 3 2 79 18.2 1.00
May 13 @ ATL L 4 - 1 L -134 U 7.5 S L 7.0 5 2 2 6 0 1 96 13.7 9.00
May 7 vs CIN W 8 - 3 W -205 O 9.0 S W 6.0 6 1 1 10 3 1 99 16.5 0.29
May 2 vs AZ W 2 - 0 W -162 U 7.0 S W 7.0 4 0 0 5 1 0 87 12.4 2.50
Apr 26 @ LAD L 6 - 0 L 102 U 8.5 S L 5.1 6 5 4 6 3 0 100 18.8 0.29
Apr 21 vs PHI W 7 - 4 W -126 O 8.5 S W 7.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 87 12.4 3.67
Apr 15 @ PHI W 11 - 2 W 118 O 9.0 S W 6.0 3 1 1 11 1 1 97 16.2 0.50
Apr 10 vs PIT L 2 - 0 L -156 U 6.5 S ND 6.0 0 0 0 9 1 0 100 16.7 0.40
Apr 5 @ CLE L 6 - 5 L -134 O 8.0 S ND 5.0 3 1 1 4 1 0 92 18.4 0.40
Mar 29 vs WAS L 6 - 3 L -255 U 9.5 S L 5.0 6 4 4 7 2 1 82 16.4 1.00

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
2026 CHC 10 10 4 4 0 0 3.38 0 0 58.7 45 23 22 16 61 7 3
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
2025 CHC 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.10 0 0 6.7 8 6 6 2 6 3 0

Pitching Splits

Overall Last 3 Away Home Day Night
W-L 4-4 1-2 1-2 3-2 0-0 4-4
ERA 3.38 5.71 3.09 3.57 0.00 3.38
IP 58.7 17.3 23.3 35.3 0.0 58.7
HITS 45 20 17 28 0 45
RUNS 23 11 9 14 0 23
ER 22 11 8 14 0 22
SO 61 18 27 34 0 61
BB 16 6 5 11 0 16
HR 7 4 2 5 0 7
OBP .260 .342 .244 .269 .000 .260
WHIP 1.04 1.50 0.94 1.10 0.00 1.04
GB:FB 1.09 1.23 0.88 1.23 0.00 1.09
SB 3 1 1 2 0 3
CS 0 0 0 0 0 0
SB% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
QS% 0.60 0.67 0.50 0.67 0.00 0.60


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