Shota Imanaga vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Max Scherzer comes out ahead of Shota Imanaga in this starter comparison. Max Scherzer led in strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 106), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 74), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 99). Shota Imanaga held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 102). The edge goes to Max Scherzer.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Max Scherzer

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.67
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.36
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.14
98.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.28
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
3.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
7.53
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
2.37
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
8.24
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11987
36.41
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.62
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.18
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.45
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.084
1.084
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Max Scherzer

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.65
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.14
98.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Max Scherzer

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
555.77
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
526.28
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
88.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
80.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.94
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.44
18.65
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
98.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
34.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
68.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
14.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
161
182.61
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100