Matt Festa vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Matt Festa
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Festa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Festa led in home run suppression (HR9+ 109 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 99), and strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 106). Shota Imanaga held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 127). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Festa.

Pitching Stats for Matt Festa and Shota Imanaga

Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
8.95
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.68
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
65
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
7.59
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
3.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
9.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
8.24
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
38.15
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.92
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
33.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.15
38.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Matt Festa and Shota Imanaga

Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
8.95
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.73
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Festa and Shota Imanaga

Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Festa
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Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Festa
Career
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Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Festa
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Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Festa
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
Matt Festa
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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