Jim Clancy vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Jim Clancy
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Jim Clancy across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 89), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 92). Jim Clancy held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Clancy and Shota Imanaga

Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
1.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
1.36
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.6
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.6
45.6
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.72
80.72
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
4.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2513
8.98
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.87
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
3.39
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.16
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422
5.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.36
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10772
38.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1304
4.66
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.25
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.3
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.76
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9639
34.46
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Jim Clancy and Shota Imanaga

Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
1.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
1.36
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.66
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
1.83
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
1.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.92
94.92
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.72
80.72
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Clancy and Shota Imanaga

Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
3933.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
508.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
66.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
11.61
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
2.64
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
20
166.67
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA