Shota Imanaga vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Cliff Lee comes out ahead of Shota Imanaga in this starter comparison. Cliff Lee led in home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 99), and strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 106). Shota Imanaga held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 147). The edge goes to Cliff Lee.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Cliff Lee

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.6
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.78
98.78
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
1.94
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
7.61
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8917
37.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.196
1.196
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Cliff Lee

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.78
98.78
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Cliff Lee

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50