Matt Cain vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Shota Imanaga comes out ahead of Matt Cain in this starter comparison. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 101), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 113), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 101). Matt Cain held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 74). The edge goes to Shota Imanaga.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Shota Imanaga

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.43
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.85
46.85
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.78
96.78
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
3.68
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1849
7.98
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
3.07
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1694
7.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8699
37.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
3.93
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.228
1.228
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.54
37.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Shota Imanaga

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.43
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.99
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.63
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.78
96.78
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Shota Imanaga

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
295.76
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
708
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
517.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.82
17.64
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
93.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
81.36
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
22.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
45.76
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA