Danny Barnes vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Danny Barnes
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Barnes 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 88), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 95), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 93). Danny Barnes held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 82 vs 74). Role difference aside, Shota Imanaga holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Danny Barnes and Shota Imanaga

Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
8.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
8.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.5
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
8.24
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
38.34
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.72
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
34.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.34
38.34
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Danny Barnes and Shota Imanaga

Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
8.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.62
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.82
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.96
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.91
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.084
0.084
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Barnes and Shota Imanaga

Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
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Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
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Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
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Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
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Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
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Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
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Per 600 PA
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Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
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Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
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Per 600 PA
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Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
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Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
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Per 600 PA
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Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
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Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
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