Brian Bass vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Brian Bass
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Bass 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 104), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 67). Brian Bass held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 85 vs 74). Role difference aside, Shota Imanaga holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brian Bass and Shota Imanaga

Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.97
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.25
56.25
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
10.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
4.18
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.54
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
5.11
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
1.033
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.64
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.54
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
40.82
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
5.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
35.66
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.82
40.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Brian Bass and Shota Imanaga

Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.97
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.87
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.85
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.545
0.545
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Bass and Shota Imanaga

Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
30300
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.21
-63.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brian Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA