Kevin Appier vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Kevin Appier across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 94), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 107), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 97). Kevin Appier held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Shota Imanaga

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
1.39
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.59
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.48
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.23
55.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.1
97.1
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
3.74
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
8.41
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.8
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.18
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1994
6.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10958
38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
4.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9807
34.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Shota Imanaga

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
1.39
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.78
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.52
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.1
97.1
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Shota Imanaga

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
2760
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
5.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.46
-16.42
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
39
260
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA