Phil Bickford vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Bickford 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 117), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 98). Phil Bickford held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 74). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Shota Imanaga.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Shota Imanaga

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
7.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
8.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Shota Imanaga

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.62
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.96
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.91
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Shota Imanaga

Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA