Shota Imanaga vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Cal McLish across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 116), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 97), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 76). Cal McLish held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Cal McLish

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Cal McLish

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Cal McLish

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100