P Shota Imanaga #24
YDNA BayStars NPB
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
10/09/2025
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P SHOTA IMANAGA #24 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
24 24 8-9 0 4.19 139.2 135 10 49 118 1.32 2.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 55 50 50
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 50 50 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 50 50
Curveball 50 50
Changeup 70 70
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 65
Suggested Role Starter
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 55
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/13/2025 YAK Loss, 1-4 X 4.2 2 3 3 2 4 Loss
09/06/2025 @ HAN Loss, 1-9 X 4.1 7 8 4 4 2 Loss
08/28/2025 @ YOM Win, 9-3 X 7.1 4 3 3 1 6 Win
08/21/2025 @ CHUN Win, 5-0 X 8.0 3 0 0 1 4 Win
08/14/2025 YOM Win, 6-5 X 7.0 8 3 3 1 8
08/07/2025 YAK Loss, 5-10 X 6.0 8 3 3 1 8
07/27/2025 @ HAN Loss, 5-6 X 3.0 7 5 5 1 3 Loss
07/20/2025 YAK Loss, 7-12 X 7.1 7 2 2 1 4
07/13/2025 @ CHUN Win, 6-5 X 6.0 7 4 4 3 5
07/06/2025 @ YAK Win, 6-2 X 6.0 6 2 0 1 9 Win
PERSONALITY
He trains hard.
Birthday:09/01/1993
Born in:Fukuoka, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:Y4,000,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 53 Days
Service This Yr:172 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, 53 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:Y12,200,000 total for 3 years
Drafted:-
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 24 24 8 9 0 4.19 139.2 135 73 65 10 49 118 0 0.0 0 11 45.8
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.24 8.70 7.60 3.16 3.77 1.32 94 2.3 .302        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 271 64 16 1 2 33 27 64 1 2 1 .236 .307 .325 .631      
vs. RHB 269 71 14 1 8 40 22 54 1 2 5 .264 .330 .413 .743      
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 1 1 0 0 1.69 5.1 6 1 1 1 2 8  
April 4 4 2 1 0 3.28 24.2 20 10 9 1 6 20  
May 4 4 1 3 0 5.79 23.1 26 16 15 3 12 17  
June 5 5 1 2 0 4.39 26.2 24 13 13 1 13 20  
July 4 4 1 1 0 4.43 22.1 27 13 11 2 6 21  
August 4 4 2 0 0 2.86 28.1 23 9 9 2 4 26  
September 2 2 0 2 0 7.00 9.0 9 11 7 0 6 6  
Spring Training 4 4 0 0 0 3.55 12.2 6 5 5 1 9 11  
Last Year 24 24 13 8 0 3.09 163.1 143 60 56 9 56 148  
2 Years Ago 25 25 16 8 0 2.52 175.1 124 51 49 12 68 181  
Career 213 206 96 69 0 3.27 1300.2 1100 519 472 119 453 1294  
Home 8 8 1 2 0 4.86 46.1 49 27 25 6 16 40  
Road 16 16 7 7 0 3.86 93.1 86 46 40 4 33 78  
Grass 13 13 2 5 0 5.14 70.0 82 46 40 8 29 63  
Turf 11 11 6 4 0 3.23 69.2 53 27 25 2 20 55  
Day 7 7 2 3 0 5.56 34.0 39 21 21 2 16 34  
Night 17 17 6 6 0 3.75 105.2 96 52 44 8 33 84  
As Starter 24 24 8 9 0 4.19 139.2 135 73 65 10 49 118  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2016 YDNA - NPB 22 22 22 8 9 0 2.93 135.1 108 47 44 16 38 136 0 0 1.08 .264 3.59 2.7 142
2017 YDNA - NPB 23 24 24 11 7 0 2.98 148.0 115 49 49 13 52 140 3 2 1.13 .262 3.56 3.0 139
2018 Canberra - ABL 24 5 5 3 0 0 0.62 29.0 13 3 2 1 1 44 0 0 0.48 .214 0.82 1.8 655
2018 YDNA - NPB 24 23 16 4 11 0 6.80 84.2 108 77 64 18 38 80 1 0 1.72 .344 5.35 -0.2 61
2018 Total - NPB 24 28 21 7 11 0 5.23 113.2 121 80 66 19 39 124 1 0 1.41 .321 4.19 1.6 79
2019 YDNA - NPB 25 25 25 13 7 0 2.91 170.0 128 59 55 18 56 186 3 3 1.08 .262 3.31 4.1 142
2020 YDNA - NPB 26 9 9 5 3 0 3.23 53.0 47 24 19 2 17 63 0 0 1.21 .000 2.28 2.1 128
2021 Yokohama DeNA - NPB 27 12 12 6 1 0 2.44 73.2 56 21 20 7 30 65 0 0 1.17 .255 3.85 0.9 156
2022 Yokohama DeNA - NPB 28 25 25 12 6 0 2.91 157.2 136 58 51 14 49 177 0 0 1.17 .304 2.93 4.2 133
2023 YDNA - NPB 29 25 25 16 8 0 2.52 175.1 124 51 49 12 68 181 0 0 1.10 .258 3.07 3.4 142
2024 YDNA - NPB 30 24 24 13 8 0 3.09 163.1 143 60 56 9 56 148 2 1 1.22 .298 2.96 3.6 117
2025 YDNA - NPB 31 24 24 8 9 0 4.19 139.2 135 73 65 10 49 118 0 0 1.32 .302 3.77 2.3 98
Total NPB 213 206 96 69 0 3.27 1300.2 1100 519 472 119 453 1294 9 6 1.19 .302 3.42 26.1 121
Total ABL 5 5 3 0 0 0.62 29.0 13 3 2 1 1 44 0 0 0.48 .214 0.82 1.8 655
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2016 YDNA (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 3 0 0 1 0 1.80 10.0 7 2 2 0 2 16 0 0 0.90 .350 0.60 0.5 223
2017 YDNA (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 6.0 2 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0.50 .143 1.70 0.2 999
2018 YDNA (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 6 0 1 2 0 3.05 20.2 18 11 7 0 8 20 0 0 1.26 .316 2.43 0.5 131
Total NGN 10 0 2 3 0 2.21 36.2 27 13 9 0 11 42 0 0 1.04 .297 1.81 181.3
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2021 Yokohama DeNA - NPB 27 1 1 1 0 0 1.50 6.0 5 2 1 1 2 7 0 0 1.17 .286 3.95 0.1 254
2023 YDNA - NPB 29 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 5.0 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0.40 .125 0.08 0.4 999
Total NPB 2 2 2 0 0 0.82 11.0 6 2 1 1 3 16 0 0 0.82 .227 2.19 465.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2018 Canberra - INT P 5 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 YDNA - INT P 9 0 5 9 1 16 2 .875 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Yokohama DeNA - INT P 12 12 6 8 2 14 0 1.000 73.2 1.71 +1.2 .960
2022 Yokohama DeNA - INT P 25 25 8 15 1 25 2 .920 157.2 1.31 -0.0 .890
2023 YDNA - INT P 25 25 4 13 0 18 1 .944 175.1 0.87 +0.7 1.191
2024 YDNA - INT P 24 24 8 8 1 16 0 1.000 163.1 0.88 +1.2 1.225
2025 YDNA - INT P 24 24 4 13 0 18 1 .944 139.2 1.10 +2.4 1.400
TOTAL P 124 110 35 71 5 112 6 .946 709.2 1.34 +5.4 1.112
PLAYER HISTORY
10/22/2015 Drafted by the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in the 1st round of the 2015 NPB Draft from Komazawa University.
11/17/2021 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of Y1,460,000 with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
07/24/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/16/2022 Finished 2nd in 2022 NPB JCL Sawamura Award voting.
10/24/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of Y2,940,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
04/11/2023 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of Y8,000,000 with the YDNA BayStars organization.
07/31/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Japan Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/01/2023 Wins the NPB JCL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/01/2023 Wins the NPB JCL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/23/2023 Finished 2nd in 2023 NPB JCL Sawamura Award voting.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
06/01/2024 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the TR Golden Eagles with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/29/2024 Was selected to the 2024 Japan Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
06/01/2025 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/14/2025 Injured on 09/13/2025, diagnosed with back tightness, is day-to-day.
10/08/2025 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of Y12,200,000 with the YDNA BayStars organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2022 25 4
2023 25 6
2024 24 5
2025 24 5
Year W Rank
2022 12 2
2023 16 1
2024 13 1
Year L Rank
2024 8 8
2025 9 8
Year Win. % Rank
2022 .667 3
2023 .667 2
2024 .619 2
Year IP Rank
2022 157.2 3
2023 175.1 2
2024 163.1 2
2025 139.2 5
Year BF Rank
2022 646 3
2023 706 2
2024 674 2
2025 601 5
Year HRA Rank
2025 10 7
Year BB Rank
2023 68 3
2024 56 4
Year K Rank
2022 177 2
2023 181 2
2024 148 2
Year ERA Rank
2022 2.91 3
2023 2.52 1
2024 3.09 3
Year BABIP Rank
2022 .304 5
2023 .258 1
2024 .298 3
Year WHIP Rank
2022 1.17 2
2023 1.10 1
2024 1.22 3
Year K/BB Rank
2022 3.61 2
2023 2.66 5
2024 2.64 6
Year RA/9 Rank
2022 10.62 1
2023 10.01 1
2024 11.08 2
Year HR/9 Rank
2022 0.80 3
2023 0.62 4
2024 0.50 3
Year H/9 Rank
2022 7.76 3
2023 6.37 1
2024 7.88 1
Year BB/9 Rank
2022 2.80 4
2023 3.49 6
2024 3.09 6
Year K/9 Rank
2022 10.10 2
2023 9.29 2
2024 8.16 2
Year QS Rank
2022 16 2
2023 19 1
2024 15 1
2025 11 7
Year QSP Rank
2022 .640 1
2023 .760 1
2024 .625 2
Year CG Rank
2024 2 1
Year CGP Rank
2024 .083 1
Year SHO Rank
2024 1 3
Year GB% Rank
2022 0.45 5
2023 0.45 4
2024 0.37 9
Year WAR Rank
2022 4.2 2
2023 3.4 4
2024 3.4 2
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