Shota Imanaga vs. Phil Ortega — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Phil Ortega across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 82), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 85). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Phil Ortega

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.12
69.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
8.36
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.24
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.57
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.26
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
5.19
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4064
38.43
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.71
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
34.58
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Phil Ortega

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.73
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.12
69.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Phil Ortega

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
394.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
486.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
55.77
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
105.77
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
51.92
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
3.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
118
226.92
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA