Jose Butto vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Jose Butto
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Butto 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 76), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 97), and run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 125). Jose Butto held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 166 vs 74). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Shota Imanaga.

Pitching Stats for Jose Butto and Shota Imanaga

Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.72
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.52
56.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
6.98
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
7.53
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.72
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
4.57
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
8.66
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
8.24
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
780
37.54
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
3.66
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
32.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.54
37.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Jose Butto and Shota Imanaga

Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.72
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.77
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Butto and Shota Imanaga

Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Butto
Career
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Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Butto
Career
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Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Butto
Career
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Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA