Tatsuya
Imai
PAge : 28Throws : R
#45
Tatsuya Imai
#45P
Houston Astros
Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 80 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2026-03-29
Born in : Kanuma, Japan
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Houston Astros | 23 | 6 | 4 | 4.93 | 76.2 | 97 | 1.42 |
| Career totals | 23 | 6 | 4 | 4.93 | 76.2 | 97 | 1.42 | |
ContractHouston Astros payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 3 yrs · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 54.0 M$
- AAV
- 18.00 M$
2026
18.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
18.00 M$
Player option
2028
18.00 M$
Player option
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.93
FIP
4.25
xFIP
4.18
ERA-
120
WHIP
1.42
K%
28.7 %
BB%
15.1 %
Strikeouts
97
Innings
76.7
Wins
6
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.5
Strikeouts
97
2026 WAR
0.5
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20260.5 WAR · 1.2 per full season
Outlook, age included
+10 · 28 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
66
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 77
- STF
- Stuff
- 81
- CTL
- Control
- 38
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 66
- STA
- Stamina
- 60
- DUR
- Durability
- 62
- EX
- Experience
- 24
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
0.5
#133 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
21 / 100
#131 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
7 / 100
Surplus $-13.1M · salary $18.0MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.25 · RA9-WAR: 0.2
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
94.8 mi/h
59th percentile
K%
28.7 %
92th percentile
BB%
15.1 %
0th percentile
xERA
4.60
35th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.328
35th percentile
Barrels allowed
9.1 %
25th percentile
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ ATH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.93 |
| Sep 20 | vs ATL | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.00 |
| Sep 16 | vs KC | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.13 |
| Sep 9 | @ PHI | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5.20 |
| Sep 1 | vs CWS | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.35 |
| Aug 20 | vs LAA | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5.32 |
| Aug 12 | @ SF | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5.29 |
| Aug 3 | vs TOR | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.55 |
| Jul 27 | @ LAA | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5.83 |
| Jul 21 | vs MIA | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5.59 |