Chicago Cubs
Shota Imanaga has thrown 3,171 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2023 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (91mph) and Splitter (83mph), also mixing in a Slider (80mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (72mph), Sinker (88mph) and Change (80mph).
In 2025, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has essentially average velo and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers. Their splitter results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' splitters, has some natural sink to it and has slightly below average velo. Their slider sweeps across the zone, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 14 of them in 2025) has an exceptional bite, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves, has below average velo and has slight glove-side movement. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 5 of them in 2025) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has less armside run than typical, has slightly below average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 1 of them in 2025) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' changeups, has slightly below average velo and has some natural sink to it.