Marvin Freeman vs. Shota Imanaga — Career Comparison

Marvin Freeman
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Marvin Freeman across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 121), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 110). Marvin Freeman held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Marvin Freeman and Shota Imanaga

Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
3.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
4.64
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1781
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
9.34
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.96
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
3.77
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
5.81
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.62
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2604
39.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.49
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
5.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.45
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2291
34.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Marvin Freeman and Shota Imanaga

Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
3.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1781
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.24
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.83
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.39
93.39
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.511
0.511
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marvin Freeman and Shota Imanaga

Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
803.64
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
509.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
58.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
47.27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.51
16.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
83.64
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
80
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
58.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.19
-0.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
83
301.82
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
1.99
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Marvin Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.64
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marvin Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA