Shota Imanaga vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Jose Mercedes across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 99), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 108). Jose Mercedes held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Jose Mercedes

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Jose Mercedes

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.77
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Jose Mercedes

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
3.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.04
-31.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA