Shota Imanaga

Chicago Cubs

Age: 32

Bats/Throws: L/L

5'10" / 175

DOB: 9/1/1993

(32 years, 8 months, 27 days)

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PostseasonPreseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular SeasonNPB

Season	Team	Level	Age	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	IP IP - Innings Pitched	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info)	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	xERA xERA - Expected ERA	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
2018	YOK	NPB	24	4	11	0	23	16	84.2	8.50	4.04	1.91	.344	58.5%	37.5%	17.1%		6.80		5.33	4.40
2019	YOK	NPB	25	13	7	0	25	25	170.0	9.85	2.96	0.95	.262	79.2%	42.1%	10.8%		2.91		3.17	3.22
2020	YOK	NPB	26	5	3	0	9	9	53.0	10.70	2.89	0.34	.319	65.9%	44.0%	4.3%		3.23		2.09	2.77
2021	YOK	NPB	27	5	5	0	19	19	120.0	8.25	1.95	1.20	.253	80.3%	42.8%	12.1%		3.08		3.45	3.10
2022	YOK	NPB	28	11	4	0	21	21	143.2	8.27	1.82	0.88	.241	85.3%	37.4%	8.0%		2.26		2.82	2.90
2023	YOK	NPB	29	7	4	0	22	22	148.0	10.58	1.46	1.03	.305	83.7%	34.9%	10.4%		2.80		2.37	2.05
2024	CHC	ST	30	2	2	0	4	4	12.2	17.76	2.13	1.42	.533	65.9%	19.4%	14.3%		5.68		2.56	2.39
2024	CHC	MLB	30	15	3	0	29	29	173.1	9.03	1.45	1.40	.264	80.2%	37.2%	12.2%	91.9	2.91	3.36	3.72	3.62	3.1
2025	CHC	CPX	31	0	0	0	2	2	6.0	12.00	0.00	0.00	.333	100.0%	25.0%	0.0%		0.00		1.83	2.28
2025	CHC	AAA	31	0	0	0	1	1	4.1	16.62	4.15	0.00	.286	100.0%	14.3%	0.0%		0.00		1.19	2.37
2025	CHC	MiLB	31	0	0	0	3	3	10.1	13.94	1.74	0.00	.316	100.0%	21.1%	0.0%		0.00		1.56	2.32
2025	CHC	ST	31	1	0	0	3	3	11.0	10.64	1.64	2.45	.240	68.2%	29.6%	23.1%		5.73		6.01	4.55
2025	CHC	MLB	31	9	8	0	25	25	144.2	7.28	1.62	1.93	.219	81.5%	29.2%	13.6%	90.8	3.73	4.06	4.86	4.51	0.9
2025	CHC	MLB	31	0	1	0	2	1	6.2	8.10	2.70	4.05	.263	69.0%	19.0%	23.1%		8.10		8.09	5.24
2026	CHC	ST	32	3	1	0	5	5	18.0	9.00	1.50	2.50	.300	88.2%	29.6%	20.0%		4.50		5.93	4.91
2026	FGDC	PROJ	32	9	8	0	26	26	149.0	8.25	1.97	1.56	.279	73.9%				4.06		4.30		1.9
2026	Steamer	PROJ	32	9	9	0	26	26	155.0	8.16	1.96	1.55	.284	74.2%	33.5%			4.11		4.29	4.17	2.0
2026	ZiPS	PROJ	32	8	7	0	25	25	137.0	8.34	1.97	1.58	.273	73.5%				4.01		4.30		1.7
2026	ZiPS DC	PROJ	32	8	7	0	26	26	142.0	8.34	1.97	1.58	.273	73.5%				4.01		4.30		1.8
2026	ATC	PROJ	32	10	8	0	26	26	154.0	8.24	1.91	1.61	.269	73.7%				3.99		4.35		2.0
2026	THE BAT	PROJ	32	10	9	0	26	26	154.0	8.39	2.09	1.66	.263	72.4%				4.20		4.45		2.0
2026	THE BAT X	PROJ	32	10	8	0	26	26	154.0	7.87	1.91	1.72	.250	72.7%				4.15		4.60		1.9
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	32	9	9	0	26	26	148.0	8.10	2.13	1.54	.275	70.0%				4.28		4.40		1.5
2026	CHC	MLB	32	4	5	0	11	11	64.2	9.32	2.37	1.39	.253	71.4%	36.8%	12.8%	91.9	4.04	3.41	3.85	3.53	1.0
2026	FGDC	ROS	32	7	6	0	19	19	111.0	8.54	2.11	1.47	.279	73.9%				3.96		4.09		1.5
2026	Steamer	ROS	32	7	7	0	19	19	116.0	8.42	2.13	1.41	.284	74.4%				3.93		4.03		1.6
2026	ZiPS	ROS	32	6	5		17	17	97.0	8.66	2.09	1.54	.274	73.3%				4.00		4.15		1.2
2026	ZiPS DC	ROS	32	7	6	0	19	19	107.0	8.66	2.09	1.54	.274	73.3%				4.00		4.15		1.3
2026	ATC DC	ROS	32	8	6	0	19	19	116.0	8.44	1.96	1.51	.268	73.2%				3.89		4.11		1.5
2026	THE BAT	ROS	32	7	6	0	19	19	111.0	8.75	2.28	1.63	.261	73.1%				4.09		4.32		1.5
2026	THE BAT X	ROS	32	8	6	0	19	19	111.0	8.70	2.18	1.47	.255	73.9%				3.79		4.08		1.8
2026	OOPSY	ROS	32	7	7	0	19	19	110.0	8.29	2.15	1.52	.279	70.1%				4.26		4.27		1.1
Total	- - -	MLB		28	16	0	65	65	382.2	8.42	1.67	1.60	.245	79.0%	34.0%	12.9%	91.5	3.41	3.62	4.17	3.94	5.0
Postseason	- - -	MLB		0	1	0	2	1	6.2	8.10	2.70	4.05	.263	69.0%	19.0%	23.1%		8.10		8.09	5.24

Season	Team	Level	Age	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	IP IP - Innings Pitched	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info)	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	xERA xERA - Expected ERA	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
2018	YOK	NPB	24	4	11	0	23	16	84.2	8.50	4.04	1.91	.344	58.5%	37.5%	17.1%		6.80		5.33	4.40
2019	YOK	NPB	25	13	7	0	25	25	170.0	9.85	2.96	0.95	.262	79.2%	42.1%	10.8%		2.91		3.17	3.22
2020	YOK	NPB	26	5	3	0	9	9	53.0	10.70	2.89	0.34	.319	65.9%	44.0%	4.3%		3.23		2.09	2.77
2021	YOK	NPB	27	5	5	0	19	19	120.0	8.25	1.95	1.20	.253	80.3%	42.8%	12.1%		3.08		3.45	3.10
2022	YOK	NPB	28	11	4	0	21	21	143.2	8.27	1.82	0.88	.241	85.3%	37.4%	8.0%		2.26		2.82	2.90
2023	YOK	NPB	29	7	4	0	22	22	148.0	10.58	1.46	1.03	.305	83.7%	34.9%	10.4%		2.80		2.37	2.05
2024	CHC	ST	30	2	2	0	4	4	12.2	17.76	2.13	1.42	.533	65.9%	19.4%	14.3%		5.68		2.56	2.39
2024	CHC	MLB	30	15	3	0	29	29	173.1	9.03	1.45	1.40	.264	80.2%	37.2%	12.2%	91.9	2.91	3.36	3.72	3.62	3.1
2025	CHC	CPX	31	0	0	0	2	2	6.0	12.00	0.00	0.00	.333	100.0%	25.0%	0.0%		0.00		1.83	2.28
2025	CHC	AAA	31	0	0	0	1	1	4.1	16.62	4.15	0.00	.286	100.0%	14.3%	0.0%		0.00		1.19	2.37
2025	CHC	MiLB	31	0	0	0	3	3	10.1	13.94	1.74	0.00	.316	100.0%	21.1%	0.0%		0.00		1.56	2.32
2025	CHC	ST	31	1	0	0	3	3	11.0	10.64	1.64	2.45	.240	68.2%	29.6%	23.1%		5.73		6.01	4.55
2025	CHC	MLB	31	9	8	0	25	25	144.2	7.28	1.62	1.93	.219	81.5%	29.2%	13.6%	90.8	3.73	4.06	4.86	4.51	0.9
2025	CHC	MLB	31	0	1	0	2	1	6.2	8.10	2.70	4.05	.263	69.0%	19.0%	23.1%		8.10		8.09	5.24
2026	CHC	ST	32	3	1	0	5	5	18.0	9.00	1.50	2.50	.300	88.2%	29.6%	20.0%		4.50		5.93	4.91
2026	FGDC	PROJ	32	9	8	0	26	26	149.0	8.25	1.97	1.56	.279	73.9%				4.06		4.30		1.9
2026	Steamer	PROJ	32	9	9	0	26	26	155.0	8.16	1.96	1.55	.284	74.2%	33.5%			4.11		4.29	4.17	2.0
2026	ZiPS	PROJ	32	8	7	0	25	25	137.0	8.34	1.97	1.58	.273	73.5%				4.01		4.30		1.7
2026	ZiPS DC	PROJ	32	8	7	0	26	26	142.0	8.34	1.97	1.58	.273	73.5%				4.01		4.30		1.8
2026	ATC	PROJ	32	10	8	0	26	26	154.0	8.24	1.91	1.61	.269	73.7%				3.99		4.35		2.0
2026	THE BAT	PROJ	32	10	9	0	26	26	154.0	8.39	2.09	1.66	.263	72.4%				4.20		4.45		2.0
2026	THE BAT X	PROJ	32	10	8	0	26	26	154.0	7.87	1.91	1.72	.250	72.7%				4.15		4.60		1.9
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	32	9	9	0	26	26	148.0	8.10	2.13	1.54	.275	70.0%				4.28		4.40		1.5
2026	CHC	MLB	32	4	5	0	11	11	64.2	9.32	2.37	1.39	.253	71.4%	36.8%	12.8%	91.9	4.04	3.41	3.85	3.53	1.0
2026	FGDC	ROS	32	7	6	0	19	19	111.0	8.54	2.11	1.47	.279	73.9%				3.96		4.09		1.5
2026	Steamer	ROS	32	7	7	0	19	19	116.0	8.42	2.13	1.41	.284	74.4%				3.93		4.03		1.6
2026	ZiPS	ROS	32	6	5		17	17	97.0	8.66	2.09	1.54	.274	73.3%				4.00		4.15		1.2
2026	ZiPS DC	ROS	32	7	6	0	19	19	107.0	8.66	2.09	1.54	.274	73.3%				4.00		4.15		1.3
2026	ATC DC	ROS	32	8	6	0	19	19	116.0	8.44	1.96	1.51	.268	73.2%				3.89		4.11		1.5
2026	THE BAT	ROS	32	7	6	0	19	19	111.0	8.75	2.28	1.63	.261	73.1%				4.09		4.32		1.5
2026	THE BAT X	ROS	32	8	6	0	19	19	111.0	8.70	2.18	1.47	.255	73.9%				3.79		4.08		1.8
2026	OOPSY	ROS	32	7	7	0	19	19	110.0	8.29	2.15	1.52	.279	70.1%				4.26		4.27		1.1
Total	- - -	MLB		28	16	0	65	65	382.2	8.42	1.67	1.60	.245	79.0%	34.0%	12.9%	91.5	3.41	3.62	4.17	3.94	5.0
Postseason	- - -	MLB		0	1	0	2	1	6.2	8.10	2.70	4.05	.263	69.0%	19.0%	23.1%		8.10		8.09	5.24

PostseasonPreseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular SeasonNPB

Season	Team	Level	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	QS QS - Quality Starts; pitched at least 6 innings and gave up 3 or fewer earned runs	CG CG - Complete Games	ShO ShO - Shoutouts	SV SV - Saves	HLD HLD - Holds	BS BS - Blown Saves	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	WP WP - Wild Pitches	BK BK - Balks	SO SO - Strikeouts
2018	YOK	NPB	4	11	6.80	23	16		0	0	0	1	1	84.2	402	108	77	64	18	38	6	4	6	0	80
2019	YOK	NPB	13	7	2.91	25	25		3	3	0	0	0	170.0	684	128	59	55	18	56	8	4	2	0	186
2020	YOK	NPB	5	3	3.23	9	9		0	0	0	0	0	53.0	224	47	24	19	2	17	1	1	2	0	63
2021	YOK	NPB	5	5	3.08	19	19		1	0	0	0	0	120.0	476	97	43	41	16	26	3	4	0	0	110
2022	YOK	NPB	11	4	2.26	21	21		3	2	0	0	0	143.2	560	106	37	36	14	29	1	3	3	0	132
2023	YOK	NPB	7	4	2.80	22	22		2	0	0	0	0	148.0	596	132	46	46	17	24	4	4	2	0	174
2024	CHC	ST	2	2	5.68	4	4		0	0	0	0	0	12.2	60	18	9	8	2	3	0	0	0	0	25
2024	CHC	MLB	15	3	2.91	29	29	19	0	0	0	0	0	173.1	694	149	66	56	27	28	0	3	3	0	174
2025	CHC	CPX	0	0	0.00	2	2		0	0	0	0	0	6.0	20	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
2025	CHC	AAA	0	0	0.00	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4.1	17	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	8
2025	CHC	MiLB	0	0	0.00	3	3		0	0	0	0	0	10.1	37	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	16
2025	CHC	ST	1	0	5.73	3	3		0	0	0	0	0	11.0	45	9	7	7	3	2	0	2	1	0	13
2025	CHC	MLB	9	8	3.73	25	25	12	0	0	0	0	0	144.2	567	117	62	60	31	26	0	1	1	0	117
2025	CHC	MLB	0	1	8.10	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2	30	8	6	6	3	2	0	0	0	0	6
2026	CHC	ST	3	1	4.50	5	5		0	0	0	0	0	18.0	77	20	9	9	5	3	0	1	0	0	18
2026	FGDC	PROJ	9	8	4.06	26	26	13			0	0		149.0	612	141	72	67	26	32		4			136
2026	Steamer	PROJ	9	9	4.11	26	26	13	0	0	0	0		155.0	646	152	76	71	27	34	0	4			141
2026	ZiPS	PROJ	8	7	4.01	25	25				0	0		137.0	558	126	66	61	24	30	0	4	2	0	127
2026	ZiPS DC	PROJ	8	7	4.01	26	26	13			0	0		142.0	579	131	68	63	25	31		4			132
2026	ATC	PROJ	10	8	3.99	26	26	12			0	0		154.0	629	142	74	68	28	33	1	4			141
2026	THE BAT	PROJ	10	9	4.20	26	26	12			0	0		154.0	637	140	77	72	29	36	0	4			144
2026	THE BAT X	PROJ	10	8	4.15	26	26	12			0	0		154.0	632	137	76	71	29	33	0	5			135
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	9	9	4.28	26	26	13			0	0		148.0	609	138	77	70	25	35		6			133
2026	CHC	MLB	4	5	4.04	11	11	6	0	0	0	0	0	64.2	261	52	30	29	10	17	0	1	3	0	67
2026	FGDC	ROS	7	6	3.96	19	19	10			0	0		111.0	461	104	53	49	18	26		3			106
2026	Steamer	ROS	7	7	3.93	19	19	11	0	0	0	0		116.0	483	111	54	51	18	28		3			109
2026	ZiPS	ROS	6	5	4.00	17	17							97.0	398	89	47	43	17	22		3			93
2026	ZiPS DC	ROS	7	6	4.00	19	19	10			0	0		107.0	439	98	51	47	18	25		3			103
2026	ATC DC	ROS	8	6	3.89	19	19	10			0	0		116.0	469	103	54	50	19	25		3			108
2026	THE BAT	ROS	7	6	4.09	19	19				0	0		111.0	456	98	54	50	20	28	0	3			108
2026	THE BAT X	ROS	8	6	3.79	19	19	8			0	0		111.0	452	94	50	47	18	27	0	3			107
2026	OOPSY	ROS	7	7	4.26	19	19	9			0	0		110.0	453	103	57	52	18	26		5			101
Total	- - -	MLB	28	16	3.41	65	65	37	0	0	0	0	0	382.2	1522	318	158	145	68	71	0	5	7	0	358
Postseason	- - -	MLB	0	1	8.10	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2	30	8	6	6	3	2	0	0	0	0	6

Season	Team	Level	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	QS QS - Quality Starts; pitched at least 6 innings and gave up 3 or fewer earned runs	CG CG - Complete Games	ShO ShO - Shoutouts	SV SV - Saves	HLD HLD - Holds	BS BS - Blown Saves	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	WP WP - Wild Pitches	BK BK - Balks	SO SO - Strikeouts
2018	YOK	NPB	4	11	6.80	23	16		0	0	0	1	1	84.2	402	108	77	64	18	38	6	4	6	0	80
2019	YOK	NPB	13	7	2.91	25	25		3	3	0	0	0	170.0	684	128	59	55	18	56	8	4	2	0	186
2020	YOK	NPB	5	3	3.23	9	9		0	0	0	0	0	53.0	224	47	24	19	2	17	1	1	2	0	63
2021	YOK	NPB	5	5	3.08	19	19		1	0	0	0	0	120.0	476	97	43	41	16	26	3	4	0	0	110
2022	YOK	NPB	11	4	2.26	21	21		3	2	0	0	0	143.2	560	106	37	36	14	29	1	3	3	0	132
2023	YOK	NPB	7	4	2.80	22	22		2	0	0	0	0	148.0	596	132	46	46	17	24	4	4	2	0	174
2024	CHC	ST	2	2	5.68	4	4		0	0	0	0	0	12.2	60	18	9	8	2	3	0	0	0	0	25
2024	CHC	MLB	15	3	2.91	29	29	19	0	0	0	0	0	173.1	694	149	66	56	27	28	0	3	3	0	174
2025	CHC	CPX	0	0	0.00	2	2		0	0	0	0	0	6.0	20	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
2025	CHC	AAA	0	0	0.00	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4.1	17	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	8
2025	CHC	MiLB	0	0	0.00	3	3		0	0	0	0	0	10.1	37	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	16
2025	CHC	ST	1	0	5.73	3	3		0	0	0	0	0	11.0	45	9	7	7	3	2	0	2	1	0	13
2025	CHC	MLB	9	8	3.73	25	25	12	0	0	0	0	0	144.2	567	117	62	60	31	26	0	1	1	0	117
2025	CHC	MLB	0	1	8.10	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2	30	8	6	6	3	2	0	0	0	0	6
2026	CHC	ST	3	1	4.50	5	5		0	0	0	0	0	18.0	77	20	9	9	5	3	0	1	0	0	18
2026	FGDC	PROJ	9	8	4.06	26	26	13			0	0		149.0	612	141	72	67	26	32		4			136
2026	Steamer	PROJ	9	9	4.11	26	26	13	0	0	0	0		155.0	646	152	76	71	27	34	0	4			141
2026	ZiPS	PROJ	8	7	4.01	25	25				0	0		137.0	558	126	66	61	24	30	0	4	2	0	127
2026	ZiPS DC	PROJ	8	7	4.01	26	26	13			0	0		142.0	579	131	68	63	25	31		4			132
2026	ATC	PROJ	10	8	3.99	26	26	12			0	0		154.0	629	142	74	68	28	33	1	4			141
2026	THE BAT	PROJ	10	9	4.20	26	26	12			0	0		154.0	637	140	77	72	29	36	0	4			144
2026	THE BAT X	PROJ	10	8	4.15	26	26	12			0	0		154.0	632	137	76	71	29	33	0	5			135
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	9	9	4.28	26	26	13			0	0		148.0	609	138	77	70	25	35		6			133
2026	CHC	MLB	4	5	4.04	11	11	6	0	0	0	0	0	64.2	261	52	30	29	10	17	0	1	3	0	67
2026	FGDC	ROS	7	6	3.96	19	19	10			0	0		111.0	461	104	53	49	18	26		3			106
2026	Steamer	ROS	7	7	3.93	19	19	11	0	0	0	0		116.0	483	111	54	51	18	28		3			109
2026	ZiPS	ROS	6	5	4.00	17	17							97.0	398	89	47	43	17	22		3			93
2026	ZiPS DC	ROS	7	6	4.00	19	19	10			0	0		107.0	439	98	51	47	18	25		3			103
2026	ATC DC	ROS	8	6	3.89	19	19	10			0	0		116.0	469	103	54	50	19	25		3			108
2026	THE BAT	ROS	7	6	4.09	19	19				0	0		111.0	456	98	54	50	20	28	0	3			108
2026	THE BAT X	ROS	8	6	3.79	19	19	8			0	0		111.0	452	94	50	47	18	27	0	3			107
2026	OOPSY	ROS	7	7	4.26	19	19	9			0	0		110.0	453	103	57	52	18	26		5			101
Total	- - -	MLB	28	16	3.41	65	65	37	0	0	0	0	0	382.2	1522	318	158	145	68	71	0	5	7	0	358
Postseason	- - -	MLB	0	1	8.10	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2	30	8	6	6	3	2	0	0	0	0	6

PostseasonPreseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular SeasonAveragesNPB

Season	Team	Level	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale
2018	YOK	NPB	8.50	4.04	2.11	1.91	19.9%	9.5%	10.4%	.300	1.72	.344	58.5%	161	130	5.33
2019	YOK	NPB	9.85	2.96	3.32	0.95	27.2%	8.2%	19.0%	.205	1.08	.262	79.2%	72	81	3.17
2020	YOK	NPB	10.70	2.89	3.71	0.34	28.1%	7.6%	20.5%	.228	1.21	.319	65.9%	81	54	2.09
2021	YOK	NPB	8.25	1.95	4.23	1.20	23.1%	5.5%	17.6%	.217	1.03	.253	80.3%	83	97	3.45
2022	YOK	NPB	8.27	1.82	4.55	0.88	23.6%	5.2%	18.4%	.201	0.94	.241	85.3%	65	85	2.82
2023	YOK	NPB	10.58	1.46	7.25	1.03	29.2%	4.0%	25.2%	.232	1.05	.305	83.7%	85	73	2.37
2024	CHC	ST	17.76	2.13	8.33	1.42	41.7%	5.0%	36.7%	.316	1.66	.533	65.9%	117	55	2.56
2024	CHC	MLB	9.03	1.45	6.21	1.40	25.1%	4.0%	21.0%	.225	1.02	.264	80.2%	72	93	3.72
2024			8.60	3.12	2.76	1.14	22.6%	8.2%	14.4%	.241	1.27	.289	72.1%			4.11
2025	CHC	CPX	12.00	0.00	8.00	0.00	40.0%	0.0%	40.0%	.200	0.67	.333	100.0%	0	36	1.83
2025	CHC	AAA	16.62	4.15	4.00	0.00	47.1%	11.8%	35.3%	.133	0.92	.286	100.0%	0	25	1.19
2025	CHC	MiLB	13.94	1.74	8.00	0.00	43.2%	5.4%	37.8%	.171	0.77	.316	100.0%	0	31	1.56
2025	CHC	ST	10.64	1.64	6.50	2.45	28.9%	4.4%	24.4%	.220	1.00	.240	68.2%	112	121	6.01
2025	CHC	MLB	7.28	1.62	4.50	1.93	20.6%	4.6%	16.0%	.217	0.99	.219	81.5%	90	119	4.86
2025	CHC	MLB	8.10	2.70	3.00	4.05	20.0%	6.7%	13.3%	.286	1.50	.263	69.0%	196	197	8.09
2025			8.49	3.21	2.64	1.18	22.2%	8.4%	13.8%	.242	1.29	.289	72.3%			4.22
2026	CHC	ST	9.00	1.50	6.00	2.50	23.4%	3.9%	19.5%	.274	1.28	.300	88.2%	87	119	5.93
2026	FGDC	PROJ	8.25	1.97	4.20	1.56	22.2%	5.3%	16.9%	.245	1.17	.279	73.9%			4.30
2026	Steamer	PROJ	8.16	1.96	4.16	1.55	21.8%	5.2%	16.5%	.250	1.20	.284	74.2%			4.29
2026	ZiPS	PROJ	8.34	1.97	4.23	1.58	22.8%	5.4%	17.4%	.240	1.14	.273	73.5%			4.30
2026	ZiPS DC	PROJ	8.34	1.97	4.23	1.58	22.8%	5.4%	17.4%	.240	1.14	.273	73.5%			4.30
2026	ATC	PROJ	8.24	1.91	4.32	1.61	22.5%	5.2%	17.3%	.239	1.13	.269	73.7%			4.35
2026	THE BAT	PROJ	8.39	2.09	4.01	1.66	22.6%	5.6%	17.0%	.235	1.14	.263	72.4%			4.45
2026	THE BAT X	PROJ	7.87	1.91	4.11	1.72	21.4%	5.2%	16.2%	.230	1.10	.250	72.7%			4.60
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	8.10	2.13	3.80	1.54	21.8%	5.7%	16.1%	.243	1.17	.275	70.0%			4.40
2026	CHC	MLB	9.32	2.37	3.94	1.39	25.7%	6.5%	19.2%	.214	1.07	.253	71.4%	102	97	3.85
2026			8.48	3.56	2.38	1.07	22.1%	9.3%	12.8%	.237	1.30	.285	72.3%			4.20
2026	FGDC	ROS	8.54	2.11	4.05	1.47	22.9%	5.7%	17.3%	.241	1.17	.279	73.9%			4.09
2026	Steamer	ROS	8.42	2.13	3.96	1.41	22.5%	5.7%	16.8%	.245	1.19	.284	74.4%			4.03
2026	ZiPS	ROS	8.66	2.09	4.15	1.54	23.4%	5.6%	17.7%	.238	1.15	.274	73.3%			4.15
2026	ZiPS DC	ROS	8.66	2.09	4.15	1.54	23.4%	5.6%	17.7%	.238	1.15	.274	73.3%			4.15
2026	ATC DC	ROS	8.44	1.96	4.30	1.51	23.1%	5.4%	17.7%	.234	1.11	.268	73.2%			4.11
2026	THE BAT	ROS	8.75	2.28	3.83	1.63	23.7%	6.2%	17.5%	.230	1.13	.261	73.1%			4.32
2026	THE BAT X	ROS	8.70	2.18	3.98	1.47	23.8%	6.0%	17.8%	.222	1.09	.255	73.9%			4.08
2026	OOPSY	ROS	8.29	2.15	3.86	1.52	22.3%	5.8%	16.5%	.244	1.18	.279	70.1%			4.27
Total	- - -	MLB	8.42	1.67	5.04	1.60	23.5%	4.7%	18.9%	.220	1.02	.245	79.0%	84	104	4.17
Postseason	- - -	MLB	8.10	2.70	3.00	4.05	20.0%	6.7%	13.3%	.286	1.50	.263	69.0%	196	197	8.09

Season	Team	Level	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale
2018	YOK	NPB	8.50	4.04	2.11	1.91	19.9%	9.5%	10.4%	.300	1.72	.344	58.5%	161	130	5.33
2019	YOK	NPB	9.85	2.96	3.32	0.95	27.2%	8.2%	19.0%	.205	1.08	.262	79.2%	72	81	3.17
2020	YOK	NPB	10.70	2.89	3.71	0.34	28.1%	7.6%	20.5%	.228	1.21	.319	65.9%	81	54	2.09
2021	YOK	NPB	8.25	1.95	4.23	1.20	23.1%	5.5%	17.6%	.217	1.03	.253	80.3%	83	97	3.45
2022	YOK	NPB	8.27	1.82	4.55	0.88	23.6%	5.2%	18.4%	.201	0.94	.241	85.3%	65	85	2.82
2023	YOK	NPB	10.58	1.46	7.25	1.03	29.2%	4.0%	25.2%	.232	1.05	.305	83.7%	85	73	2.37
2024	CHC	ST	17.76	2.13	8.33	1.42	41.7%	5.0%	36.7%	.316	1.66	.533	65.9%	117	55	2.56
2024	CHC	MLB	9.03	1.45	6.21	1.40	25.1%	4.0%	21.0%	.225	1.02	.264	80.2%	72	93	3.72
2024			8.60	3.12	2.76	1.14	22.6%	8.2%	14.4%	.241	1.27	.289	72.1%			4.11
2025	CHC	CPX	12.00	0.00	8.00	0.00	40.0%	0.0%	40.0%	.200	0.67	.333	100.0%	0	36	1.83
2025	CHC	AAA	16.62	4.15	4.00	0.00	47.1%	11.8%	35.3%	.133	0.92	.286	100.0%	0	25	1.19
2025	CHC	MiLB	13.94	1.74	8.00	0.00	43.2%	5.4%	37.8%	.171	0.77	.316	100.0%	0	31	1.56
2025	CHC	ST	10.64	1.64	6.50	2.45	28.9%	4.4%	24.4%	.220	1.00	.240	68.2%	112	121	6.01
2025	CHC	MLB	7.28	1.62	4.50	1.93	20.6%	4.6%	16.0%	.217	0.99	.219	81.5%	90	119	4.86
2025	CHC	MLB	8.10	2.70	3.00	4.05	20.0%	6.7%	13.3%	.286	1.50	.263	69.0%	196	197	8.09
2025			8.49	3.21	2.64	1.18	22.2%	8.4%	13.8%	.242	1.29	.289	72.3%			4.22
2026	CHC	ST	9.00	1.50	6.00	2.50	23.4%	3.9%	19.5%	.274	1.28	.300	88.2%	87	119	5.93
2026	FGDC	PROJ	8.25	1.97	4.20	1.56	22.2%	5.3%	16.9%	.245	1.17	.279	73.9%			4.30
2026	Steamer	PROJ	8.16	1.96	4.16	1.55	21.8%	5.2%	16.5%	.250	1.20	.284	74.2%			4.29
2026	ZiPS	PROJ	8.34	1.97	4.23	1.58	22.8%	5.4%	17.4%	.240	1.14	.273	73.5%			4.30
2026	ZiPS DC	PROJ	8.34	1.97	4.23	1.58	22.8%	5.4%	17.4%	.240	1.14	.273	73.5%			4.30
2026	ATC	PROJ	8.24	1.91	4.32	1.61	22.5%	5.2%	17.3%	.239	1.13	.269	73.7%			4.35
2026	THE BAT	PROJ	8.39	2.09	4.01	1.66	22.6%	5.6%	17.0%	.235	1.14	.263	72.4%			4.45
2026	THE BAT X	PROJ	7.87	1.91	4.11	1.72	21.4%	5.2%	16.2%	.230	1.10	.250	72.7%			4.60
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	8.10	2.13	3.80	1.54	21.8%	5.7%	16.1%	.243	1.17	.275	70.0%			4.40
2026	CHC	MLB	9.32	2.37	3.94	1.39	25.7%	6.5%	19.2%	.214	1.07	.253	71.4%	102	97	3.85
2026			8.48	3.56	2.38	1.07	22.1%	9.3%	12.8%	.237	1.30	.285	72.3%			4.20
2026	FGDC	ROS	8.54	2.11	4.05	1.47	22.9%	5.7%	17.3%	.241	1.17	.279	73.9%			4.09
2026	Steamer	ROS	8.42	2.13	3.96	1.41	22.5%	5.7%	16.8%	.245	1.19	.284	74.4%			4.03
2026	ZiPS	ROS	8.66	2.09	4.15	1.54	23.4%	5.6%	17.7%	.238	1.15	.274	73.3%			4.15
2026	ZiPS DC	ROS	8.66	2.09	4.15	1.54	23.4%	5.6%	17.7%	.238	1.15	.274	73.3%			4.15
2026	ATC DC	ROS	8.44	1.96	4.30	1.51	23.1%	5.4%	17.7%	.234	1.11	.268	73.2%			4.11
2026	THE BAT	ROS	8.75	2.28	3.83	1.63	23.7%	6.2%	17.5%	.230	1.13	.261	73.1%			4.32
2026	THE BAT X	ROS	8.70	2.18	3.98	1.47	23.8%	6.0%	17.8%	.222	1.09	.255	73.9%			4.08
2026	OOPSY	ROS	8.29	2.15	3.86	1.52	22.3%	5.8%	16.5%	.244	1.18	.279	70.1%			4.27
Total	- - -	MLB	8.42	1.67	5.04	1.60	23.5%	4.7%	18.9%	.220	1.02	.245	79.0%	84	104	4.17
Postseason	- - -	MLB	8.10	2.70	3.00	4.05	20.0%	6.7%	13.3%	.286	1.50	.263	69.0%	196	197	8.09

PostseasonPreseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular SeasonNPB

Season	Team	Level	Events Events - The number of Batted Balls (TBF - SO - BB - HBP)	EV EV - Exit Velocity (mph) - Speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat	maxEV maxEV - Maximum Exit Velocity (mph) - Highest speed of a ball off the bat.	LA LA - Launch Angle (degree) - Vertical direction of the ball as it leaves the bat	Barrels Barrels - A batted ball with comparable hit types (in terms of exit velocity and launch angle) have led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage	Barrel% Barrel% - Percentage of batted balls that are classified as barrels	HardHit HardHit - Number of batted balls with exit velocity of 95 mph or higher	HardHit% HardHit% - Percentage of batted balls with exit velocity of 95 mph or higher	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	xERA xERA - Expected ERA
2024	CHC	MLB	489	88.6	114.4	17.8	42	8.6%	192	39.3%	2.91	3.36
2025	CHC	AAA	7	94.4	107.1	22.3	0		3	42.9%	0.00
2025	CHC	MLB	423	90.7	113.2	21.8	49	11.6%	184	43.5%	3.73	4.06
2026	CHC	ST	55	91.3	117.3	20.1	7	12.7%	23	41.8%	4.50
2026	CHC	MLB	176	89.1	109.3	17.4	17	9.7%	70	39.8%	4.04	3.41
Total	- - -	MLB	1088	89.5	114.4	19.3	108	9.9%	446	41.0%	3.41	3.62

Season	Team	Level	Events Events - The number of Batted Balls (TBF - SO - BB - HBP)	EV EV - Exit Velocity (mph) - Speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat	maxEV maxEV - Maximum Exit Velocity (mph) - Highest speed of a ball off the bat.	LA LA - Launch Angle (degree) - Vertical direction of the ball as it leaves the bat	Barrels Barrels - A batted ball with comparable hit types (in terms of exit velocity and launch angle) have led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage	Barrel% Barrel% - Percentage of batted balls that are classified as barrels	HardHit HardHit - Number of batted balls with exit velocity of 95 mph or higher	HardHit% HardHit% - Percentage of batted balls with exit velocity of 95 mph or higher	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	xERA xERA - Expected ERA
2024	CHC	MLB	489	88.6	114.4	17.8	42	8.6%	192	39.3%	2.91	3.36
2025	CHC	AAA	7	94.4	107.1	22.3	0		3	42.9%	0.00
2025	CHC	MLB	423	90.7	113.2	21.8	49	11.6%	184	43.5%	3.73	4.06
2026	CHC	ST	55	91.3	117.3	20.1	7	12.7%	23	41.8%	4.50
2026	CHC	MLB	176	89.1	109.3	17.4	17	9.7%	70	39.8%	4.04	3.41
Total	- - -	MLB	1088	89.5	114.4	19.3	108	9.9%	446	41.0%	3.41	3.62

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