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Pitcher Lab
A pitch-level explorer over Statcast for one pitcher. Search an arm, set the filters, and read the arsenal: usage, velo and spin, whiff %, strike %, xwOBA against, and hard-hit %. Every number shows the sample (n) behind it. Research and context, you decide.
Shota Imanaga LHP
2025 · vs RHB
1663 pitches in sample Change pitcher
1663 pitches in sample Change pitcher
1663 Pitches
22.1% Whiff %
68.3% Strike %
.326 xwOBA
46.6% Hard-hit %
The arsenal
7 pitch types in sample| Pitch | Usage | n | Velo | Spin | Whiff % | Strike % | xwOBA | Hard-hit % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FF Four-seam | 49% | 808 | 90.8 | 2478 | 13.4% n=440 | 68.7% | .376 n=190 | 55.7% n=158 |
| FS Splitter | 37% | 623 | 83.0 | 1279 | 31.0% n=378 | 68.4% | .279 n=196 | 39.2% n=143 |
| ST Sweeper | 11% | 190 | 80.3 | 2528 | 25.3% n=83 | 68.4% | .290 n=32 | 26.3% n=19 |
| CU Curveball | 2% | 32 | 71.7 | 2496 | 22.2% n=9 | 53.1% | .337 n=3 | 66.7% n=3 |
| SL Slider | 0% | 5 | 82.4 | 2523 | 66.7% n=3 | 60.0% | .642 n=2 | 100.0% n=1 |
| SI Sinker | 0% | 3 | 88.9 | 1747 | 33.3% n=3 | 100.0% | .357 n=2 | 0.0% n=2 |
| UN Unknown | 0% | 2 | · | · | — n=0 | 100.0% | — n=0 | — n=0 |
| ALLoverall | 100% | 1663 | 86.3 | 2033 | 22.1% n=916 | 68.3% | .326 n=425 | 46.6% n=326 |
Whiff % = whiffs ÷ swings · Strike % = strikes ÷ pitches · xwOBA = avg expected wOBA on contact ·
Hard-hit % = 95+ mph ÷ batted balls · n shown on every rate · descriptive context, not a pick