Shota Imanaga vs. Framber Valdez — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Framber Valdez
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Framber Valdez a clear advantage over Shota Imanaga across the core pitching metrics. Framber Valdez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 183 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 125 vs 99), and run prevention (ERA+ 132 vs 130). Shota Imanaga held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 94). Framber Valdez was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Framber Valdez

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.67
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.9
60.9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.3
88.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
3.36
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3242
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1080.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
7.6
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.72
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
3.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
8.24
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
8.77
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.48
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4483
37.34
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
3.7
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.11
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.204
1.204
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3992
33.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Framber Valdez

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3242
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1080.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.85
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.707
0.707
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.3
88.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Framber Valdez

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
28200
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.42
-63.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Framber Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA