Shota Imanaga vs. Spencer Schwellenbach — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Spencer Schwellenbach
Gen ZMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Spencer Schwellenbach a clear advantage over Shota Imanaga across the core pitching metrics. Spencer Schwellenbach led in home run suppression (HR9+ 116 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 129 vs 99), and strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 106). Shota Imanaga held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 177). Spencer Schwellenbach was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Spencer Schwellenbach

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.46
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.46
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.69
57.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.28
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
234.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
7.53
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
7.49
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.57
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
8.24
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
9.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.18
6.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
35.87
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.62
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.007
1.007
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
33.72
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.87
35.87

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Spencer Schwellenbach

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.46
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.46
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
234.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.921
1.921
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Spencer Schwellenbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Spencer Schwellenbach

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 600 PA
38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spencer Schwellenbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
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Per 600 PA
0
Spencer Schwellenbach
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0
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Shota Imanaga
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Per 600 PA
0
Spencer Schwellenbach
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Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
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Per 600 PA
0
Spencer Schwellenbach
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Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
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Per 600 PA
0
Spencer Schwellenbach
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Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
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Per 600 PA
0
Spencer Schwellenbach
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Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
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Per 600 PA
0
Spencer Schwellenbach
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
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0
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Per 600 PA
0
Spencer Schwellenbach
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Per 600 PA
0
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0
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Shota Imanaga
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0
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Per 600 PA
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