Nino Espinosa vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Nino Espinosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Nino Espinosa across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 112), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 77). Nino Espinosa held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Nino Espinosa and Shota Imanaga

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
4.17
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
9.49
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.93
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
2.76
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3476
38.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
4.54
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3151
34.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Nino Espinosa and Shota Imanaga

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.42
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.97
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nino Espinosa and Shota Imanaga

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
295.89
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
530.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.41
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
76.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.93
18.34
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
104.79
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
108.9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
69.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.35
13.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.49
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
78
160.27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA