Shota Imanaga vs. Mike LaCoss — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike LaCoss
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Mike LaCoss across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 94), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 98). Mike LaCoss held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Mike LaCoss

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.53
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.76
48.76
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.55
58.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
4.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1786
9.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
3.75
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
4.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7496
38.78
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.32
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
4.58
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6603
34.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Mike LaCoss

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.65
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.59
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
2.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.55
58.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Mike LaCoss

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
443.34
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
563
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
512.61
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
63.94
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.72
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.85
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.96
13.81
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
82.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
85.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.97
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.64
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
194
206.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA