Aaron Civale vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Aaron Civale
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Aaron Civale across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 113), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 105), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 95). Aaron Civale held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Civale and Shota Imanaga

Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.65
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.54
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.43
49.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
4.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
738.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
8.41
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
2.47
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
665
8.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3072
37.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
4.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.26
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
34.24
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Aaron Civale and Shota Imanaga

Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.65
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
738.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.62
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.85
94.85
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.657
0.657
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Civale and Shota Imanaga

Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
21000
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
5.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0
-0.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA