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
Milwaukee
@
Chi. Cubs
Odds last updated
Mon, May 18
16:47 ET
Milwaukee
@
Chi. Cubs
19:40 ET
May 18, 2026
Strikeouts Thrown Odds
OVER
UNDER
| Date | Opponent | K | Close |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13 |
@
ATL
|
6(o) | 5.5 |
| May 7 |
vs
CIN
|
10(o) | 6.5 |
| May 2 |
vs
AZ
|
5(o) | 4.5 |
| Apr 26 |
@
LAD
|
6(o) | 5.5 |
| Apr 21 |
vs
PHI
|
1(u) | 6.5 |
| Apr 15 |
@
PHI
|
11(o) | 5.5 |
| Apr 10 |
vs
PIT
|
9(o) | 5.5 |
| Apr 5 |
@
CLE
|
4(u) | 4.5 |
| Mar 29 |
vs
WAS
|
7(o) | 5.5 |
| Last 9 average | 6.56 | ||
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 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 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.32 | 0 | 0 | 54.3 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 59 | 5 | 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 | 4-3 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| ERA | 2.32 | 1.35 | 3.09 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 2.32 |
| IP | 54.3 | 20.0 | 23.3 | 31.0 | 0.0 | 54.3 |
| HITS | 36 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 36 |
| RUNS | 15 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| ER | 14 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| SO | 59 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 0 | 59 |
| BB | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| HR | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| OBP | .232 | .244 | .244 | .223 | .000 | .232 |
| WHIP | 0.90 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.87 | 0.00 | 0.90 |
| GB:FB | 1.11 | 1.75 | 0.88 | 1.29 | 0.00 | 1.11 |
| SB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| CS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SB% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| QS% | 0.67 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.67 |
