Shota Imanaga vs. Mark Thurmond — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mark Thurmond
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Mark Thurmond across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 112), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 64), and run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 109). Mark Thurmond held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Mark Thurmond

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.51
46.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.89
30.89
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
3.69
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2513
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
837.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
890
9.56
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
2.81
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
3.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3560
38.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.84
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
4.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.54
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3212
34.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Mark Thurmond

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2513
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
837.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.55
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.615
0.615
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.89
30.89
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Mark Thurmond

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
994.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
498.95
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
69.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
60
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
11.93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.95
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
88.42
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.63
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
3.65
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.95
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 600 PA
33
104.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
75.79
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thurmond
Career
Per 600 PA