Shota Imanaga

Chicago Cubs

Age: 31

Bats/Throws: L/L

5'10" / 175

DOB: 9/1/1993

(31 years, 7 months, 24 days)

Stats

Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsSpring 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	3.39	3.72	3.62	3.0
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	FGDC	PROJ	31	10	9	0	29	29	170.0	9.06	2.02	1.28	.288	75.4%				3.61		3.79		2.7
2025	Steamer	PROJ	31	11	10	0	29	29	178.0	9.05	1.96	1.31	.288	74.9%	36.3%			3.69		3.80	3.75	2.9
2025	ZiPS	PROJ	31	9	7	0	27	27	150.7	9.08	2.09	1.25	.288	75.9%				3.52		3.78		2.3
2025	ZiPS DC	PROJ	31	10	8	0	29	29	163.0	9.08	2.09	1.25	.288	75.9%				3.52		3.78		2.5
2025	ATC	PROJ	31	11	7	0	27	27	167.0	8.94	1.92	1.38	.282	75.1%				3.64		3.90		2.7
2025	THE BAT	PROJ	31	11	9	0	27	27	167.0	8.98	2.06	1.51	.273	72.8%				3.99		4.13		2.6
2025	OOPSY	PROJ	31	11	9	0	29	29	172.0	8.70	1.97	1.31	.279	72.2%				3.81		3.90		2.5
2025	CHC	MLB	31	2	1	0	6	6	34.0	7.15	3.18	1.85	.185	87.8%	31.6%	13.5%	91.6	2.38	4.67	5.17	4.69	0.0
2025	FGDC	ROS	31	9	7	0	24	24	142.0	8.90	2.22	1.34	.289	74.5%				3.82		3.83		2.0
2025	Steamer	ROS	31	9	8	0	24	24	149.0	8.86	2.16	1.33	.287	74.6%				3.79		3.79		2.1
2025	ZiPS	ROS	31	7	6		24	24	130.0	8.96	2.28	1.36	.291	74.4%				3.85		3.87		1.7
2025	ZiPS DC	ROS	31	8	6	0	24	24	135.0	8.96	2.28	1.36	.291	74.4%				3.85		3.87		1.8
2025	ATC DC	ROS	31	10	6	0	24	24	150.0	8.94	1.92	1.38	.282	75.1%				3.64		3.76		2.2
2025	THE BAT	ROS	31	9	8	0	25	25	146.0	8.59	2.19	1.67	.272	71.7%				4.32		4.35		1.7
2025	OOPSY	ROS	31	9	8	0	24	24	144.0	8.30	2.13	1.37	.276	71.3%				3.99		4.00		1.7
Total	- - -	MLB		17	4	0	35	35	207.1	8.73	1.74	1.48	.251	81.4%	36.3%	12.5%	91.9	2.82		3.96	3.80	3.0

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	3.39	3.72	3.62	3.0
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	FGDC	PROJ	31	10	9	0	29	29	170.0	9.06	2.02	1.28	.288	75.4%				3.61		3.79		2.7
2025	Steamer	PROJ	31	11	10	0	29	29	178.0	9.05	1.96	1.31	.288	74.9%	36.3%			3.69		3.80	3.75	2.9
2025	ZiPS	PROJ	31	9	7	0	27	27	150.7	9.08	2.09	1.25	.288	75.9%				3.52		3.78		2.3
2025	ZiPS DC	PROJ	31	10	8	0	29	29	163.0	9.08	2.09	1.25	.288	75.9%				3.52		3.78		2.5
2025	ATC	PROJ	31	11	7	0	27	27	167.0	8.94	1.92	1.38	.282	75.1%				3.64		3.90		2.7
2025	THE BAT	PROJ	31	11	9	0	27	27	167.0	8.98	2.06	1.51	.273	72.8%				3.99		4.13		2.6
2025	OOPSY	PROJ	31	11	9	0	29	29	172.0	8.70	1.97	1.31	.279	72.2%				3.81		3.90		2.5
2025	CHC	MLB	31	2	1	0	6	6	34.0	7.15	3.18	1.85	.185	87.8%	31.6%	13.5%	91.6	2.38	4.67	5.17	4.69	0.0
2025	FGDC	ROS	31	9	7	0	24	24	142.0	8.90	2.22	1.34	.289	74.5%				3.82		3.83		2.0
2025	Steamer	ROS	31	9	8	0	24	24	149.0	8.86	2.16	1.33	.287	74.6%				3.79		3.79		2.1
2025	ZiPS	ROS	31	7	6		24	24	130.0	8.96	2.28	1.36	.291	74.4%				3.85		3.87		1.7
2025	ZiPS DC	ROS	31	8	6	0	24	24	135.0	8.96	2.28	1.36	.291	74.4%				3.85		3.87		1.8
2025	ATC DC	ROS	31	10	6	0	24	24	150.0	8.94	1.92	1.38	.282	75.1%				3.64		3.76		2.2
2025	THE BAT	ROS	31	9	8	0	25	25	146.0	8.59	2.19	1.67	.272	71.7%				4.32		4.35		1.7
2025	OOPSY	ROS	31	9	8	0	24	24	144.0	8.30	2.13	1.37	.276	71.3%				3.99		4.00		1.7
Total	- - -	MLB		17	4	0	35	35	207.1	8.73	1.74	1.48	.251	81.4%	36.3%	12.5%	91.9	2.82		3.96	3.80	3.0

Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsSpring 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	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	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	FGDC	PROJ	10	9	3.61	29	29	17			0	0		170.0	702	157	74	68	24	38		6			172
2025	Steamer	PROJ	11	10	3.69	29	29	17	0	0	0	0		178.0	734	165	78	73	26	39	0	6			179
2025	ZiPS	PROJ	9	7	3.52	27	27				0	0		150.7	620	138	64	59	21	35	1	6	3	0	152
2025	ZiPS DC	PROJ	10	8	3.52	29	29	17			0	0		163.0	670	149	69	64	23	38		6			164
2025	ATC	PROJ	11	7	3.64	27	27	13			0	0		167.0	679	151	74	68	26	36	1	5			166
2025	THE BAT	PROJ	11	9	3.99	27	27	13			0	0		167.0	688	151	80	74	28	38	0	5			167
2025	OOPSY	PROJ	11	9	3.81	29	29	16			0	0		172.0	708	157	80	73	25	38		7			166
2025	CHC	MLB	2	1	2.38	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	34.0	138	24	13	9	7	12	0	0	0	0	27
2025	FGDC	ROS	9	7	3.82	24	24	13			0	0		142.0	590	134	65	60	21	35		5			140
2025	Steamer	ROS	9	8	3.79	24	24	14	0	0	0	0		149.0	618	139	67	63	22	36		5			147
2025	ZiPS	ROS	7	6	3.85	24	24							130.0	541	123	60	55	20	33		5			129
2025	ZiPS DC	ROS	8	6	3.85	24	24	13			0	0		135.0	562	128	63	58	20	34		5			134
2025	ATC DC	ROS	10	6	3.64	24	24	13			0	0		150.0	607	135	66	60	23	32		5			149
2025	THE BAT	ROS	9	8	4.32	25	25				0	0		146.0	603	135	76	70	27	35	0	4			139
2025	OOPSY	ROS	9	8	3.99	24	24	12			0	0		144.0	597	133	70	64	22	34		6			133
Total	- - -	MLB	17	4	2.82	35	35	21	0	0	0	0	0	207.1	832	173	79	65	34	40	0	3	3	0	201

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	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	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	FGDC	PROJ	10	9	3.61	29	29	17			0	0		170.0	702	157	74	68	24	38		6			172
2025	Steamer	PROJ	11	10	3.69	29	29	17	0	0	0	0		178.0	734	165	78	73	26	39	0	6			179
2025	ZiPS	PROJ	9	7	3.52	27	27				0	0		150.7	620	138	64	59	21	35	1	6	3	0	152
2025	ZiPS DC	PROJ	10	8	3.52	29	29	17			0	0		163.0	670	149	69	64	23	38		6			164
2025	ATC	PROJ	11	7	3.64	27	27	13			0	0		167.0	679	151	74	68	26	36	1	5			166
2025	THE BAT	PROJ	11	9	3.99	27	27	13			0	0		167.0	688	151	80	74	28	38	0	5			167
2025	OOPSY	PROJ	11	9	3.81	29	29	16			0	0		172.0	708	157	80	73	25	38		7			166
2025	CHC	MLB	2	1	2.38	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	34.0	138	24	13	9	7	12	0	0	0	0	27
2025	FGDC	ROS	9	7	3.82	24	24	13			0	0		142.0	590	134	65	60	21	35		5			140
2025	Steamer	ROS	9	8	3.79	24	24	14	0	0	0	0		149.0	618	139	67	63	22	36		5			147
2025	ZiPS	ROS	7	6	3.85	24	24							130.0	541	123	60	55	20	33		5			129
2025	ZiPS DC	ROS	8	6	3.85	24	24	13			0	0		135.0	562	128	63	58	20	34		5			134
2025	ATC DC	ROS	10	6	3.64	24	24	13			0	0		150.0	607	135	66	60	23	32		5			149
2025	THE BAT	ROS	9	8	4.32	25	25				0	0		146.0	603	135	76	70	27	35	0	4			139
2025	OOPSY	ROS	9	8	3.99	24	24	12			0	0		144.0	597	133	70	64	22	34		6			133
Total	- - -	MLB	17	4	2.82	35	35	21	0	0	0	0	0	207.1	832	173	79	65	34	40	0	3	3	0	201

Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsSpring 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	74	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%	119	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%	73	94	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	ST	10.64	1.64	6.50	2.45	28.9%	4.4%	24.4%	.220	1.00	.240	68.2%	114	122	6.01
2025	FGDC	PROJ	9.06	2.02	4.48	1.28	24.5%	5.5%	19.0%	.239	1.15	.288	75.4%			3.79
2025	Steamer	PROJ	9.05	1.96	4.62	1.31	24.4%	5.3%	19.1%	.240	1.15	.288	74.9%			3.80
2025	ZiPS	PROJ	9.08	2.09	4.34	1.25	24.5%	5.6%	18.9%	.238	1.15	.288	75.9%			3.78
2025	ZiPS DC	PROJ	9.08	2.09	4.34	1.25	24.5%	5.6%	18.9%	.238	1.15	.288	75.9%			3.78
2025	ATC	PROJ	8.94	1.92	4.66	1.38	24.5%	5.2%	19.2%	.237	1.12	.282	75.1%			3.90
2025	THE BAT	PROJ	8.98	2.06	4.37	1.51	24.3%	5.6%	18.7%	.234	1.13	.273	72.8%			4.13
2025	OOPSY	PROJ	8.70	1.97	4.41	1.31	23.5%	5.3%	18.2%	.237	1.13	.279	72.2%			3.90
2025	CHC	MLB	7.15	3.18	2.25	1.85	19.6%	8.7%	10.9%	.190	1.06	.185	87.8%	61	134	5.17
2025			8.54	3.47	2.46	1.08	22.4%	9.1%	13.3%	.236	1.28	.284	72.5%			4.15
2025	FGDC	ROS	8.90	2.22	4.01	1.34	23.8%	5.9%	17.9%	.243	1.19	.289	74.5%			3.83
2025	Steamer	ROS	8.86	2.16	4.10	1.33	23.7%	5.8%	17.9%	.241	1.17	.287	74.6%			3.79
2025	ZiPS	ROS	8.96	2.28	3.93	1.36	23.8%	6.1%	17.8%	.244	1.20	.291	74.4%			3.87
2025	ZiPS DC	ROS	8.96	2.28	3.93	1.36	23.8%	6.1%	17.8%	.244	1.20	.291	74.4%			3.87
2025	ATC DC	ROS	8.94	1.92	4.66	1.38	24.5%	5.2%	19.2%	.237	1.12	.282	75.1%			3.76
2025	THE BAT	ROS	8.59	2.19	3.92	1.67	23.1%	5.9%	17.2%	.240	1.17	.272	71.7%			4.35
2025	OOPSY	ROS	8.30	2.13	3.90	1.37	22.3%	5.7%	16.6%	.239	1.16	.276	71.3%			4.00
Total	- - -	MLB	8.73	1.74	5.03	1.48	24.2%	4.8%	19.4%	.219	1.03	.251	81.4%	71	100	3.96

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	74	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%	119	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%	73	94	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	ST	10.64	1.64	6.50	2.45	28.9%	4.4%	24.4%	.220	1.00	.240	68.2%	114	122	6.01
2025	FGDC	PROJ	9.06	2.02	4.48	1.28	24.5%	5.5%	19.0%	.239	1.15	.288	75.4%			3.79
2025	Steamer	PROJ	9.05	1.96	4.62	1.31	24.4%	5.3%	19.1%	.240	1.15	.288	74.9%			3.80
2025	ZiPS	PROJ	9.08	2.09	4.34	1.25	24.5%	5.6%	18.9%	.238	1.15	.288	75.9%			3.78
2025	ZiPS DC	PROJ	9.08	2.09	4.34	1.25	24.5%	5.6%	18.9%	.238	1.15	.288	75.9%			3.78
2025	ATC	PROJ	8.94	1.92	4.66	1.38	24.5%	5.2%	19.2%	.237	1.12	.282	75.1%			3.90
2025	THE BAT	PROJ	8.98	2.06	4.37	1.51	24.3%	5.6%	18.7%	.234	1.13	.273	72.8%			4.13
2025	OOPSY	PROJ	8.70	1.97	4.41	1.31	23.5%	5.3%	18.2%	.237	1.13	.279	72.2%			3.90
2025	CHC	MLB	7.15	3.18	2.25	1.85	19.6%	8.7%	10.9%	.190	1.06	.185	87.8%	61	134	5.17
2025			8.54	3.47	2.46	1.08	22.4%	9.1%	13.3%	.236	1.28	.284	72.5%			4.15
2025	FGDC	ROS	8.90	2.22	4.01	1.34	23.8%	5.9%	17.9%	.243	1.19	.289	74.5%			3.83
2025	Steamer	ROS	8.86	2.16	4.10	1.33	23.7%	5.8%	17.9%	.241	1.17	.287	74.6%			3.79
2025	ZiPS	ROS	8.96	2.28	3.93	1.36	23.8%	6.1%	17.8%	.244	1.20	.291	74.4%			3.87
2025	ZiPS DC	ROS	8.96	2.28	3.93	1.36	23.8%	6.1%	17.8%	.244	1.20	.291	74.4%			3.87
2025	ATC DC	ROS	8.94	1.92	4.66	1.38	24.5%	5.2%	19.2%	.237	1.12	.282	75.1%			3.76
2025	THE BAT	ROS	8.59	2.19	3.92	1.67	23.1%	5.9%	17.2%	.240	1.17	.272	71.7%			4.35
2025	OOPSY	ROS	8.30	2.13	3.90	1.37	22.3%	5.7%	16.6%	.239	1.16	.276	71.3%			4.00
Total	- - -	MLB	8.73	1.74	5.03	1.48	24.2%	4.8%	19.4%	.219	1.03	.251	81.4%	71	100	3.96

Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsSpring 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%	190	38.9%	2.91	3.39
2025	CHC	MLB	99	90.7	111.1	19.8	11	11.1%	39	39.4%	2.38	4.67
Total	- - -	MLB	588	88.9	114.4	18.2	53	9.0%	229	38.9%	2.82

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%	190	38.9%	2.91	3.39
2025	CHC	MLB	99	90.7	111.1	19.8	11	11.1%	39	39.4%	2.38	4.67
Total	- - -	MLB	588	88.9	114.4	18.2	53	9.0%	229	38.9%	2.82

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