Matt Capps vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Capps as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Capps led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 238 vs 180), home run suppression (HR9+ 87 vs 74), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 99). Shota Imanaga held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Capps.

Pitching Stats for Matt Capps and Shota Imanaga

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.59
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.77
46.77
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
8.99
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.72
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
6.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1821
37.28
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.85
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1688
34.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.28
37.28
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Shota Imanaga

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Shota Imanaga

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA