Danys Baez vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Danys Baez
Gen XCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Danys Baez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 101), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 69). Danys Baez held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 86 vs 74). Role difference aside, Shota Imanaga holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Danys Baez and Shota Imanaga

Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
6.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.52
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.74
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.24
41.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
4.25
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2091
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
652
8.42
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.92
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
3.72
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505
6.52
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.65
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3013
38.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
4.73
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2623
33.87
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Danys Baez and Shota Imanaga

Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
6.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2091
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.32
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danys Baez and Shota Imanaga

Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533
53300
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
7.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA