Mark Buehrle vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Mark Buehrle
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Mark Buehrle across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 72), walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 152), and run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 105). Mark Buehrle held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mark Buehrle and Shota Imanaga

Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.42
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493
1.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.59
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.22
57.22
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.17
95.17
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1391
3.81
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9850
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3283.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3472
9.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
0.99
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
2.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
5.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13705
37.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1542
4.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.3
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.25
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.99
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.281
1.281
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12693
34.79
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Mark Buehrle and Shota Imanaga

Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.42
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493
1.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9850
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3283.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
1.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
2.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.29
97.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.17
95.17
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Buehrle and Shota Imanaga

Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
2220
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
535.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
8.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
47.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-5.38
-23.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
58
248.57
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
55.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA