Dick Donovan vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Dick Donovan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Shota Imanaga comes out ahead of Dick Donovan in this starter comparison. Shota Imanaga led in run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 99), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 80), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 173). Dick Donovan held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 74). The edge goes to Shota Imanaga.

Pitching Stats for Dick Donovan and Shota Imanaga

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
55.2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.13
79.13
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
3.67
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
8.87
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.88
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
2.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
3.93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8407
37.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
4.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.231
1.231
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7867
35.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.51
37.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Dick Donovan and Shota Imanaga

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.58
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5883
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1961
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.1
77.1
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Donovan and Shota Imanaga

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
277.9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
801
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
519.85
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
84.64
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
62.92
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.49
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.24
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
21.72
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.06
37.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
128.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
150.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
50.19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
47.94
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
86.89
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.31
32.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.49
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
58.43
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
292
218.73
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.74
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA