Shota Imanaga vs. Paul Wagner — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Paul Wagner
Gen XWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Paul Wagner comes out ahead of Shota Imanaga in this starter comparison. Paul Wagner led in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 99), and strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 106). Shota Imanaga held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 92). The edge goes to Paul Wagner.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Paul Wagner

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.41
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.68
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.5
52.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.83
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1796
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
9.62
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.96
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
3.83
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.29
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
6.8
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.57
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2643
39.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.3
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.25
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.74
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2315
34.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Paul Wagner

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.41
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1796
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.856
0.856
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.5
52.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Paul Wagner

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
506.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
528.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
87.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.06
15.83
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
93.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
109.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
31.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
59.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
11.34
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
47
146.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.09
4.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
50
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0