Matt Barnes vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Matt Barnes
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Barnes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Barnes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 99), and strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 106). Shota Imanaga held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 93). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Barnes.

Pitching Stats for Matt Barnes and Shota Imanaga

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.64
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.58
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
8.11
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
4.13
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
11.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
8.24
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
39
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
4.5
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1771
34.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Matt Barnes and Shota Imanaga

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.62
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Barnes and Shota Imanaga

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
280200
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-66.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA