Pedro Borbon Jr. vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Pedro Borbon Jr.
Gen XD.R.Throws LeftBats RightCaribbeanToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Pedro Borbon Jr. 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 118), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 105), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 103). Pedro Borbon Jr. held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 148 vs 74). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Shota Imanaga.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Borbon Jr. and Shota Imanaga

Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
12.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
4.68
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
8.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
4.45
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.8
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
7.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
40.22
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.76
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
5.11
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.63
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
34.11
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Pedro Borbon Jr. and Shota Imanaga

Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
12.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.63
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.96
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.158
0.158
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Borbon Jr. and Shota Imanaga

Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
27600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
9.59
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA