Randy Choate vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Randy Choate
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Choate as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Randy Choate led in home run suppression (HR9+ 284 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 99), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 106). Shota Imanaga held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 99). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Randy Choate.

Pitching Stats for Randy Choate and Shota Imanaga

Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
14.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
3.9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
7.72
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.72
7.72
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
3.86
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
7.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.99
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1750
38.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
4.37
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.287
1.287
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1505
33.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Randy Choate and Shota Imanaga

Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
14.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.85
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.58
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.9
95.9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.174
0.174
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Randy Choate and Shota Imanaga

Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
67200
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
2.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-21.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Choate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Choate
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA