Shota Imanaga vs. John Tsitouris — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
John Tsitouris
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over John Tsitouris across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 95), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 88). John Tsitouris held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 75 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and John Tsitouris

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.38
56.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.24
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
4.13
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
653
8.86
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
3.53
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
5.86
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.64
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2902
39.39
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
4.72
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2602
35.32
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and John Tsitouris

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.16
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.78
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.18
96.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.38
56.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and John Tsitouris

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
404.52
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
537.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
59.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
54.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.43
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.43
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
6.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
65.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
78.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.43
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
43.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.49
-12.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 600 PA
64
173.76
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
John Tsitouris
Career
Per 600 PA