Shota Imanaga vs. Blake Snell — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Blake Snell
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Blake Snell comes out ahead of Shota Imanaga in this starter comparison. Blake Snell led in home run suppression (HR9+ 139 vs 74), strikeout rate (K%+ 137 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 99). Shota Imanaga held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 73). The edge goes to Blake Snell.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Blake Snell

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.63
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.48
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.64
56.64
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.28
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
3.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3474
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
7.53
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
6.92
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
4.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
8.24
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
11.19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.19
11.19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.693
1.693
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.67
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4791
37.24
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.62
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
3.42
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.62
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.219
1.219
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4222
32.81
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.24
37.24

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Blake Snell

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3474
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.89
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.644
0.644
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100.45
100.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Blake Snell

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
2676
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
504
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
6.79
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
96
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.6
-7.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
240
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA