Bryan Baker vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Bryan Baker
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan Baker led in home run suppression (HR9+ 147 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 99), and strikeout rate (K%+ 116 vs 106). Shota Imanaga held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 110). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bryan Baker.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Baker and Shota Imanaga

Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.17
54.17
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
7.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
7.53
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
3.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
10.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
8.24
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.483
1.483
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
36.75
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.189
1.189
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
33.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.75
36.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Bryan Baker and Shota Imanaga

Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.62
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.96
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.95
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.107
0.107
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Baker and Shota Imanaga

Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
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Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
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Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
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Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
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Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
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Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA