Fernando Cruz vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Fernando Cruz
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Fernando Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Cruz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 151 vs 106), home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 74), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 132 vs 99). Shota Imanaga held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 83). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Fernando Cruz.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Cruz and Shota Imanaga

Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
8.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.28
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
6.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
7.53
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.97
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
4.42
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
13.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
8.24
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.82
13.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.027
2.027
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.88
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
38.29
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
33.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Fernando Cruz and Shota Imanaga

Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
8.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.6
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.62
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.15
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.132
0.132
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Cruz and Shota Imanaga

Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Fernando Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA