Matt Anderson vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 74), strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 99). Shota Imanaga held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 76). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Anderson.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Shota Imanaga

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.18
68.18
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
8.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
7.85
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Shota Imanaga

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.81
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Shota Imanaga

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
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Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
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Shota Imanaga
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Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
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Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
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Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
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Per 600 PA
0
Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Matt Anderson
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Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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0
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0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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