Al Alburquerque vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Al Alburquerque
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Alburquerque as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Alburquerque led in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 74), strikeout rate (K%+ 123 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 99). Shota Imanaga held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 74). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Al Alburquerque.

Pitching Stats for Al Alburquerque and Shota Imanaga

Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.62
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
68
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.28
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.87
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
7.53
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.62
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
4.96
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
10.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
8.24
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.69
10.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.739
1.739
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.73
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
38.39
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.62
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
32.8
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Al Alburquerque and Shota Imanaga

Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.66
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.174
0.174
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Alburquerque and Shota Imanaga

Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Al Alburquerque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
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Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Alburquerque
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Per 600 PA
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Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
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Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
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Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
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Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Alburquerque
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Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
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Per 600 PA