Shota Imanaga

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Team: Chicago Cubs (majors)

Born: September 1, 1993 in Kitakyushu, Japan jp

Debut: April 1, 2024 (Age 30-213d, 23,146th in major league history)

Rookie Status: Still Intact through 2024

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2025, 2 yrs/$22.5M (24-25) & 26-28 team option

Service Time (01/2024): 0.000 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2030

Full Name: Shota Imanaga

Nicknames: The Throwing Philosopher, Mike Imanaga II or Mike

Pronunciation: \SHOW-tah ee-mah-NAH-gah\

Instagram: @shotaimanaga

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

2.7

ERA

3.03

160.1

159

WHIP

1.017

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Team Record in Appearances: 21-6 / in Starts: 21-6

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2024 Pitching Game Log

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2024 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
1	1	4	Apr 1	CHC		COL	W,5-0	GS-6	W(1-0)	99	6.0	2	0	0	0	9	0	0	0.00	0.18	21	92	65	10	17	0	12	3	1	0	77			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	.97	0.357	.87	0.19%	3.05	34.30	55.00	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
2	2	9	Apr 7	CHC		LAD	W,8-1	GS-4		5	4.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	0.78	14	43	32	7	6	2	9	2	2	0	61			0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.152	.64	0.09%	2.03	13.80	21.00	1t start tie	4t 3 out a5
3	3	14	Apr 13	CHC	@	SEA	W,4-1	GS-6	W(2-0)	5	5.1	5	1	0	2	4	0	0	0.00	1.48	24	90	55	13	3	7	11	5	1	0	58			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.61	0.005	1.47	0.00%	0.35	19.80	34.00	1b start tie	6b -23 1 out a1
4	4	21	Apr 20(2)	CHC		MIA	W,5-3	GS-6	W(3-0)	6	6.0	5	3	2	0	5	1	0	0.84	2.10	23	92	64	5	15	10	8	1	2	0	57			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	1	.88	-0.068	.95	-0.04%	0.05	20.50	37.00	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
5	5	26	Apr 26	CHC	@	BOS	W,7-1	GS-7	W(4-0)	5	6.1	5	1	1	1	7	1	0	0.98	2.42	26	88	63	15	14	10	8	2	1	0	65			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.01	0.237	1.13	0.16%	2.09	26.65	47.00	1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out a6
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
6	6	31	May 1	CHC	@	NYM	W,1-0	GS-7	W(5-0)	4	7.0	3	0	0	1	7	0	0	0.78	2.25	24	87	58	8	14	7	9	3	3	0	77			1	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.12	0.477	1.37	0.35%	3.38	31.35	52.00	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
7	7	37	May 7	CHC		SDP	W,3-2	GS-8		5	7.0	7	2	2	1	8	1	0	1.08	2.41	28	102	66	11	19	6	13	2	0	0	62			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	-0.031	1.65	-0.02%	1.56	22.95	43.00	1t start tie	8t --- 0 out d1
8	8	42	May 13	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-2	GS-5		5	5.0	7	0	0	3	8	0	0	0.96	2.34	23	98	58	8	17	4	8	5	1	0	58			0	1	2	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	0.284	1.55	0.21%	2.59	21.25	39.00	1b start tie	5b 3 out tie
9	9	47	May 18	CHC		PIT	W,1-0	GS-7		4	7.0	4	0	0	1	7	0	0	0.84	2.24	26	88	68	13	20	11	7	1	0	0	75			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.446	1.25	0.33%	3.56	26.75	46.00	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
10	10	56	May 29	CHC	@	MIL	L,6-10	GS-5	L(5-1)	10	4.1	8	7	7	1	1	2	0	1.86	2.78	22	81	56	9	6	3	17	7	3	0	19			0	0	0	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	.71	-0.374	.83	-0.26%	-4.93	-7.65	-5.00	1b start tie	5b 1-- 1 out d3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
11	11	61	Jun 4	CHC		CHW	W,7-6	GS-5		5	4.1	7	5	1	0	6	1	0	1.88	2.82	20	66	46	8	13	6	8	3	2	0	43			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	1	0	0	.93	-0.259	.76	-0.13%	-3.15	15.55	28.00	1t start tie	5t -2- 1 out d5
12	12	66	Jun 9	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-2	GS-7	W(6-1)	4	6.2	5	2	2	1	7	1	0	1.96	2.89	25	94	59	16	13	4	13	4	3	0	62			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.92	0.164	.71	0.08%	1.29	25.40	45.00	1b start a 3	7b --3 2 out a2
13	13	71	Jun 15	CHC		STL	W,5-1	GS-7	W(7-1)	5	7.0	4	1	1	0	6	0	1	1.89	2.79	26	103	69	11	13	3	16	8	1	0	71			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.39	0.328	1.01	0.14%	2.56	26.75	46.00	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
14	14	76	Jun 21	CHC		NYM	L,1-11	GS-4	L(7-2)	5	3.0	11	10	10	1	3	3	0	2.96	3.26	21	74	52	12	5	6	11	5	0	0	-1			0	0	0	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	.55	-0.463	.39	-0.20%	-7.47	-14.45	-12.00	1t start tie	4t 12- 0 out d7
15	15	82	Jun 27	CHC	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS-6		5	6.0	5	3	3	2	3	0	0	3.07	3.26	25	93	66	18	8	7	13	3	2	0	51			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	-0.106	.52	-0.03%	-0.13	9.30	22.00	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
16	16	87	Jul 3	CHC		PHI	L,3-5	GS-6		5	6.0	6	3	3	1	8	2	0	3.16	3.40	25	86	62	11	13	6	10	4	1	0	55			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.06	-0.094	.34	-0.02%	0.05	19.30	37.00	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
17	17	93	Jul 10	CHC	@	BAL	W,4-0	GS-6	W(8-2)	6	6.0	6	0	0	1	6	0	0	2.97	3.29	25	100	69	14	12	4	14	3	2	0	65			0	0	0	24	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	0.310	.45	0.07%	2.79	25.30	46.00	1b start tie	6b 3 out a3
18	18	101	Jul 21	CHC		ARI	W,2-1	GS-7		10	7.0	2	1	1	1	10	1	1	2.86	3.27	25	90	63	9	18	2	11	0	2	0	78			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.99	0.220	.39	0.05%	2.56	31.35	52.00	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
19	19	106	Jul 27	CHC	@	KCR	W,9-4	GS-6		5	5.2	6	3	3	0	3	1	1	2.95	3.36	22	87	61	8	10	9	9	5	2	0	48			0	1	0	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	.99	0.099	.22	0.01%	0.85	8.55	17.00	1b start a 2	6b 1-- 2 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
20	20	111	Aug 1	CHC		STL	W,5-4	GS-7		4	6.2	10	4	4	0	7	2	0	3.09	3.45	30	91	71	13	18	9	14	5	2	0	45			1	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.120	.28	-0.02%	0.23	15.00	29.00	1t start tie	7t -2- 2 out d1
21	21	116	Aug 6	CHC		MIN	W,7-3	GS-7	W(9-2)	4	7.0	2	2	2	1	10	1	0	3.06	3.40	24	92	61	8	18	5	8	3	1	0	74			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.76	0.200	.18	0.03%	1.56	33.95	55.00	1t start tie	7t 3 out a4
22	22	120	Aug 12	CHC	@	CLE	L,8-9	GS-5		5	5.0	7	7	3	1	3	2	0	3.16	3.57	22	81	56	14	5	9	9	3	1	0	35			1	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	.90	-0.486	.40	-0.13%	-4.51	6.45	15.00	1b start tie	5b 3 out d4
23	23	125	Aug 18	CHC		TOR	L,0-1	GS-5	L(9-3)	5	5.0	4	1	1	1	6	1	0	3.11	3.59	20	97	69	16	15	5	8	5	1	0	60			0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.143	.23	0.02%	1.54	18.25	30.00	1t start tie	5t 3 out d1
24	24	130	Aug 24	CHC	@	MIA	W,14-2	GS-7	W(10-3)	5	7.0	4	2	2	2	3	2	0	3.08	3.75	27	99	65	12	12	7	15	7	0	0	62			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.57	0.156	.13	0.02%	1.75	18.15	34.00	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a8
25	25	135	Aug 30	CHC	@	WSN	W,7-6	GS-6	W(11-3)	5	6.0	4	3	3	1	8	1	0	3.14	3.73	23	96	68	18	14	4	10	3	1	0	59			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.61	-0.034	.20	-0.01%	-0.11	24.50	43.00	1b start tie	6b 3 out a4
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
26	26	140	Sep 4	CHC		PIT	W,12-0	GS-7	W(12-3)	4	7.0	0	0	0	2	7	0	0	2.99	3.65	25	95	66	11	19	8	8	2	2	0	82			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	3	.43	0.159	.09	0.02%	3.52	32.55	52.00	1t start tie	7t 3 out a11
27	27	145	Sep 10	CHC	@	LAD	W,6-3	GS-7	W(13-3)	5	7.0	7	3	3	0	4	3	0	3.03	3.82	26	89	58	9	14	8	14	3	2	0	55			0	0	1	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	.72	-0.068	.12	-0.01%	0.41	17.55	34.00	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
							21-6		W-L:13-3	4.8	160.1	138	64	54	25	159	26	3	3.03	3.82	642	2394	69%	13%	15%	0.55		21%	9%	0	58		---%	3	2	3	613	21	0	0	6	1	9	.97	1.634	.68	0.93%	17.43	523.15	942.00

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