Shota Imanaga vs. Felipe Lira — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Felipe Lira
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Felipe Lira across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 103), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 86). Felipe Lira held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Felipe Lira

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.72
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.47
48.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
5.32
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1732
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
10.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
3.46
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
5.42
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.987
0.987
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2592
40.41
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.34
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
5.8
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.78
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.521
1.521
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2293
35.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.41
40.41

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Felipe Lira

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1732
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.54
98.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.47
48.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Felipe Lira

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
4685.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
73.78
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
285.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
63.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
13
371.43
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
1.62
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA