James Baldwin vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

James Baldwin
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over James Baldwin across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 103), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 96), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 90). James Baldwin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for James Baldwin and Shota Imanaga

James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.81
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
1.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.63
51.63
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.94
75.94
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
5.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3968
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1322.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1443
9.82
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844
5.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.006
1.006
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.39
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5804
39.49
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
794
5.4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.76
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5194
35.34
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for James Baldwin and Shota Imanaga

James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.81
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
1.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3968
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1322.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.63
93.63
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.94
75.94
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Baldwin and Shota Imanaga

James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
3395.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
561.7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
7.58
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
89.36
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.54
-19.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
255.32
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.35
2.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
James Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA