Shota Imanaga vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Fernando Valenzuela across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 95), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 79). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Fernando Valenzuela

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.6
93.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Fernando Valenzuela

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Fernando Valenzuela

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0