Shota Imanaga vs. Dennis Leonard — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dennis Leonard
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Dennis Leonard comes out ahead of Shota Imanaga in this starter comparison. Dennis Leonard led in home run suppression (HR9+ 87 vs 74), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 99). Shota Imanaga held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 118). The edge goes to Dennis Leonard.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Dennis Leonard

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.28
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.24
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
0.59
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.6
57.6
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.79
96.79
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.42
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
3.7
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6561
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2187
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2137
8.79
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.83
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
2.56
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.16
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1323
5.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.3
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9149
37.65
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008
4.15
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.34
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.66
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.262
1.262
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8328
34.27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Dennis Leonard

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.28
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.24
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6561
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2187
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.76
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.68
94.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.79
96.79
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Dennis Leonard

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
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Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
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Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
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Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA