Brian Barnes vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Brian Barnes
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Brian Barnes across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 88). Brian Barnes held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 89 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brian Barnes and Shota Imanaga

Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.24
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.28
48.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
3.94
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
8.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
4.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
6.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
38.85
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
4.27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.58
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1507
33.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Brian Barnes and Shota Imanaga

Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.24
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.97
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.7
95.7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.767
0.767
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.28
48.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Barnes and Shota Imanaga

Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
543.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
501.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
70.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
70.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
14.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
70.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
117.19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.81
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.39
11.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
51
239.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA