Mike Cosgrove vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Mike Cosgrove
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Cosgrove as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 83). Mike Cosgrove held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 216 vs 74). Role difference aside, Shota Imanaga holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Shota Imanaga

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
4.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
8.88
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
4.75
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.972
0.972
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
39.55
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
33.59
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Shota Imanaga

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.81
16.81
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cosgrove and Shota Imanaga

Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1020
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
480
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
7.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.92
-7.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cosgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cosgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA