Marco Estrada vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Marco Estrada
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Marco Estrada across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 103), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 89). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Marco Estrada and Shota Imanaga

Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.49
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.69
47.69
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.55
68.55
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
4.29
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3754
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1125
8.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.84
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1094
7.87
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5220
37.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
4.5
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.34
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4744
34.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.54
37.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Marco Estrada and Shota Imanaga

Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3754
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.55
68.55
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marco Estrada and Shota Imanaga

Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
1048.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
500
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
15.62
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
85.19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
96.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
7.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
64
237.04
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.7
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA