Shota Imanaga vs. Bob Lemon — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Lemon
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Shota Imanaga and Bob Lemon are fairly close on the surface numbers. Shota Imanaga carried a career ERA of 3.28 against Bob Lemon's 3.23. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Shota Imanaga and Bob Lemon — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Bob Lemon

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
1.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.65
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.79
61.79
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.09
76.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.59
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.28
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
3.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8550
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2850
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2559
8.08
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1251
3.95
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1277
4.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.18
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12099
38.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
3.74
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10791
34.08
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.21
38.21

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Bob Lemon

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
4.94
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
1.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2604
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
868
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
7.39
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
10.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
10.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.124
2.124
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.58
24.58
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Bob Lemon

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
615
277.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1330
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1183
533.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
123.61
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
78.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
24.36
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
16.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
45.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138.27
62.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
206.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
166.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
66.77
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
66.32
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
116.39
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140.46
63.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
41.95
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
241
108.72
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.52
5.52
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
22.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67