Shota Imanaga vs. Bill Lee — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Lee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Bill Lee across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 51), walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 150), and run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 101). Bill Lee held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Bill Lee

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
1.93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.55
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.42
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.94
56.94
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.09
54.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
3.62
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5833
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1944.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2122
9.82
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.81
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
2.46
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.3
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8271
38.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.32
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
4.1
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.92
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7585
35.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Bill Lee

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
1.93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5832
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1944
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.92
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
2.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.68
94.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.09
54.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Bill Lee

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
1208.65
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
568.27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
118.27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
100.96
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.99
31.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
150
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
121.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.62
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
57.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.76
31.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
63
181.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA