Shota Imanaga vs. Josh Towers — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Josh Towers
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Shota Imanaga comes out ahead of Josh Towers in this starter comparison. Shota Imanaga led in run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 100), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 99). Josh Towers held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 208 vs 180). The edge goes to Shota Imanaga.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Josh Towers

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.55
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.68
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.58
80.58
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
4.95
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
887
10.92
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
4.79
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3158
38.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
5.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.84
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2960
36.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Josh Towers

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.29
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.34
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.58
80.58
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Josh Towers

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
4633.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.24
-41.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA