Ryan Buchter vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

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Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Buchter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Buchter led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 74), run prevention (ERA+ 148 vs 130), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 99). Shota Imanaga held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 89). Role difference aside, Ryan Buchter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Buchter and Shota Imanaga

Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.57
68.57
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.28
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
6.59
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
7.53
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
4.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
9.86
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
8.24
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
37.55
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
3.62
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.62
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.219
1.219
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
32.26
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Ryan Buchter and Shota Imanaga

Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.18
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Buchter and Shota Imanaga

Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
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