Shota Imanaga vs. Darren Oliver — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Darren Oliver
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Darren Oliver across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 97), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 84), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 75). Darren Oliver held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Darren Oliver

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
3.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.55
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.46
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.63
54.63
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.9
29.9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
4.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5747
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2037
9.57
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
3.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1259
5.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
1.033
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.45
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8346
39.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.57
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
4.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.93
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.439
1.439
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7391
34.72
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Darren Oliver

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
3.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5747
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.66
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.25
97.25
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.9
29.9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Darren Oliver

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
775
1913.58
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
535.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
118.52
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
88.89
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.63
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.27
37.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
153.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
145.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.98
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
49.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
88.89
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.53
38.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.41
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
74
182.72
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA