Shota Imanaga vs. Paul Skenes — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Paul Skenes
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Paul Skenes a clear advantage over Shota Imanaga across the core pitching metrics. Paul Skenes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 203 vs 74), run prevention (ERA+ 216 vs 130), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 178 vs 99). Shota Imanaga held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 129). Paul Skenes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Paul Skenes

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.54
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.76
61.76
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.28
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.96
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.198
0.198
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
962
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
7.53
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
6.46
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.59
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
8.24
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
10.83
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.83
10.83
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1261
35.69
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.62
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.006
1.006
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1159
32.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.69
35.69
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Paul Skenes

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
962
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.26
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Paul Skenes

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA