Fred Blaylock vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Fred Blaylock
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Fred Blaylock and Shota Imanaga are fairly close on the surface numbers. Shota Imanaga posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.28 vs 5.4) and WHIP (1.006 vs 2.175). Fred Blaylock had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.68 per nine innings vs 1.64). By the career numbers, Shota Imanaga had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blaylock and Shota Imanaga

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
47.93
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.175
2.175
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
39.15
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.93
47.93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Fred Blaylock and Shota Imanaga

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blaylock and Shota Imanaga

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
28.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
36.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA