Shota Imanaga vs. Matt Perisho — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Perisho
Gen XIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Perisho as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 88), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 77), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 85). Matt Perisho held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 85 vs 74). Role difference aside, Shota Imanaga holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Matt Perisho

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
6.39
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
11.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.28
11.28
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
5.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
6.59
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
43.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
7.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
36.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.21
43.21

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Matt Perisho

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.98
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Matt Perisho

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
21240
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-66.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA