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
Next Matchup
Chi. White Sox
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Chi. Cubs
Odds last updated
Sun, Aug 16
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Chi. White Sox
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Chi. Cubs
20:05 ET
Aug 17, 2026
Strikeouts Thrown Odds
OVER
UNDER
| Date | Opponent | K | Close |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11 |
@
WAS
|
5(u) | 5.5 (-150) |
| Aug 5 |
vs
LAD
|
6(o) | 4.5 (-145) |
| Jul 31 |
vs
NYY
|
6(o) | 5.5 (-150) |
| Jul 25 |
@
PIT
|
4(u) | 5.5 (-115) |
| Jul 19 |
vs
MIN
|
4(u) | 5.5 (-145) |
| Jul 10 |
@
CIN
|
5(u) | 5.5 (-110) |
| Jul 4 |
vs
STL
|
8(o) | 4.5 (-120) |
| Jun 29 |
vs
SD
|
4(u) | 4.5 (+105) |
| Jun 24 |
@
NYM
|
4(u) | 5.5 (-115) |
| Jun 15 |
vs
COL
|
3(u) | 6.5 (-150) |
| Last 10 average | 4.9 | ||
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 |
| Aug 11 |
@ 
WAS
|
W 8 - 6 | W -178 | O 9.0 | S | ND | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 18.4 | 0.40 |
| Aug 5 |
vs 
LAD
|
W 7 - 6 | W -116 | O 10.0 | S | W | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 17.8 | 0.17 |
| Jul 31 |
vs 
NYY
|
L 2 - 0 | L -160 | U 9.0 | S | L | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 15.2 | 0.80 |
| Jul 25 |
@ 
PIT
|
W 11 - 0 | W 102 | O 7.5 | S | W | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 14.0 | 0.83 |
| Jul 19 |
vs 
MIN
|
W 10 - 1 | W -174 | O 10.5 | S | W | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 14.1 | 2.00 |
| Jul 10 |
@ 
CIN
|
L 4 - 0 | L -120 | U 9.5 | S | L | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 20.4 | 0.67 |
| Jul 4 |
vs 
STL
|
L 3 - 0 | L -158 | U 8.0 | S | L | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 86 | 18.4 | 2.00 |
| Jun 29 |
vs 
SD
|
W 3 - 2 | W -158 | U 11.5 | S | ND | 6.1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 15.3 | 5.00 |
| Jun 24 |
@ 
NYM
|
W 10 - 5 | W -110 | O 8.0 | S | W | 5.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 69 | 12.9 | 0.22 |
| Jun 15 |
vs 
COL
|
W 5 - 4 | W -235 | U 9.5 | S | ND | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 15.0 | 1.75 |
| Jun 10 |
@
COL
|
L 3 - 2 | L -172 | U 11.5 | S | ND | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 18.0 | 2.00 |
| Jun 4 |
vs 
ATH
|
W 7 - 6 | W -142 | O 10.5 | S | ND | 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 84 | 14.0 | 3.50 |
| May 29 |
@
STL
|
L 6 - 5 | L -132 | O 7.5 | S | L | 5.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 75 | 14.1 | 1.75 |
| May 24 |
vs 
HOU
|
L 8 - 5 | L -178 | O 11.5 | S | L | 6.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 94 | 15.7 | 2.50 |
| 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 |
Show Full Season
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 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.74 | 0 | 0 | 137.3 | 122 | 58 | 57 | 29 | 130 | 28 | 4 |
| 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 | 8-9 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| ERA | 3.74 | 3.86 | 3.62 | 3.81 | 0.00 | 3.74 |
| IP | 137.3 | 16.3 | 54.7 | 82.7 | 0.0 | 137.3 |
| HITS | 122 | 18 | 45 | 77 | 0 | 122 |
| RUNS | 58 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 0 | 58 |
| ER | 57 | 7 | 22 | 35 | 0 | 57 |
| SO | 130 | 17 | 54 | 76 | 0 | 130 |
| BB | 29 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 29 |
| HR | 28 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 28 |
| OBP | .280 | .284 | .269 | .287 | .000 | .280 |
| WHIP | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.02 | 1.15 | 0.00 | 1.10 |
| GB:FB | 1.14 | 0.44 | 0.78 | 1.45 | 0.00 | 1.14 |
| SB | 3 | 0 | 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% | 0.42 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.42 |
