Shota Imanaga vs. Hisashi Iwakuma — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Hisashi Iwakuma
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Shota Imanaga comes out ahead of Hisashi Iwakuma in this starter comparison. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 160), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 124), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 106). Hisashi Iwakuma held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 74). The edge goes to Shota Imanaga.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Hisashi Iwakuma

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.39
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.64
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.76
61.76
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.67
90.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
3.42
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
825
8.4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.88
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
7.27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3574
36.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.62
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
3.59
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
34.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.4
36.4

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Hisashi Iwakuma

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.39
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.04
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.63
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.13
98.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.67
90.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Hisashi Iwakuma

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
6000
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
440
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.77
-30.81
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
8
320
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
1.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA