Clay Buchholz vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Clay Buchholz
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Clay Buchholz comes out ahead of Shota Imanaga in this starter comparison. Clay Buchholz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 168 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 99), and run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 130). Shota Imanaga held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 89). The edge goes to Clay Buchholz.

Pitching Stats for Clay Buchholz and Shota Imanaga

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.59
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.47
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.6
56.6
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.37
92.37
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
3.98
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
8.59
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.94
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
3.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1024
6.92
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5607
37.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
4.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.99
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5034
34.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Clay Buchholz and Shota Imanaga

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.59
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.95
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.97
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.52
94.52
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.8
92.8
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Buchholz and Shota Imanaga

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
2644.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
511.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
44.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
7.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.16
-12.94
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
24
266.67
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA