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

4.75 / game
(2025) avg
Date Opponent K Close
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
Aug 5 vs CIN CIN 7(o) 5.5
Jul 30 @ MIL MIL 8(o) 4.5
Last 10 average 5.9

Outs Recorded

17.38 / game
(2025) avg
Date Opponent Outs Close
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
Aug 5 vs CIN CIN 19(o) 17.5
Jul 30 @ MIL MIL 15(u) 17.5
Last 10 average 18.3

To Record A Win

9
(2025) total wins
Date Opponent Wins Close
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
Aug 5 vs CIN CIN - -
Jul 30 @ MIL MIL W -
Wins in last 10 2

Hits Allowed

4.5 / game
(2025) avg
Date Opponent Hits Close
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
Aug 5 vs CIN CIN 3(u) 4.5
Jul 30 @ MIL MIL 5(u) 5.5
Last 10 average 4.4

Walks Given

1.04 / game
(2025) avg
Date Opponent W Close
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 -
Aug 5 vs CIN CIN 0 -
Jul 30 @ MIL MIL 0 -
Last 10 average 0.8

Earned Runs Allowed

2.17 / game
(2025) avg
Date Opponent E. Run Close
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
Aug 5 vs CIN CIN 1(u) 1.5
Jul 30 @ MIL MIL 3(o) 2.5
Last 10 average 2.5

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
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 24 24 9 7 0 0 3.37 0 0 139.0 108 54 52 25 114 29 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 9-7 0-1 5-5 4-2 0-0 9-7
ERA 3.37 5.06 3.44 3.29 0.00 3.37
IP 139.0 16.0 73.3 65.7 0.0 139.0
HITS 108 16 60 48 0 108
RUNS 54 10 30 24 0 54
ER 52 9 28 24 0 52
SO 114 17 60 54 0 114
BB 25 2 12 13 0 25
HR 29 6 14 15 0 29
OBP .248 .277 .251 .244 .000 .248
WHIP 0.96 1.12 0.98 0.93 0.00 0.96
GB:FB 0.76 0.90 0.58 1.00 0.00 0.76
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% 0.50 0.33 0.46 0.55 0.00 0.50


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