Jake Arrieta vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Jake Arrieta
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Jake Arrieta across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 89), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 91). Jake Arrieta held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jake Arrieta and Shota Imanaga

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.59
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.64
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.29
55.29
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.89
97.89
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.98
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1450
8.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
3.19
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1433
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6755
37.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
787
4.39
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.254
1.254
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6047
33.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.71
37.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Jake Arrieta and Shota Imanaga

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.59
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.76
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.42
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
2.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.89
97.89
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Arrieta and Shota Imanaga

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
407.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
538.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
88.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
66.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.63
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.92
29.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
133.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
112.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
35.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
64.79
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.94
21.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
197
277.46
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
2.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.04
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA