Joe Beggs vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Joe Beggs
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Beggs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Beggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 3.28 and 1.006 for Shota Imanaga. By the career numbers, Joe Beggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Beggs and Shota Imanaga

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.62
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.45
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.83
57.83
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.23
17.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
2.96
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.28
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2081
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
8.93
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
2.45
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
2.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2895
37.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.65
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
3.68
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.264
1.264
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2702
35.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.56
37.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Joe Beggs and Shota Imanaga

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
27
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
9
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.62
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.96
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.91
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.916
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Beggs and Shota Imanaga

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
649.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
540
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
90
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
81.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.89
18.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
98.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
111.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
68.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.64
15.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
48
130.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
4.58
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.73
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA