Kris Benson vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Kris Benson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Kris Benson across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 106), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 99), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 88). Kris Benson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kris Benson and Shota Imanaga

Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.49
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.54
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.28
48.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.09
97.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
4.42
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
9.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.1
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
3.19
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
5.83
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.003
1.003
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5380
38.93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.93
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.32
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.32
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4806
34.78
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Kris Benson and Shota Imanaga

Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.49
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.81
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.09
97.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Benson and Shota Imanaga

Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
324.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
500.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
52.99
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.6
14.97
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
81.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
91.95
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
35.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
68.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
5.36
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
23.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
197.92
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
73.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.12
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA