Shota Imanaga vs. Rick Waits — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rick Waits
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Rick Waits across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 97), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 86). Rick Waits held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Rick Waits

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.2
46.2
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.94
59.94
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
4.25
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1514
9.55
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
3.58
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
4.16
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6152
38.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
4.67
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5475
34.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.8
38.8

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Rick Waits

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.59
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
2.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.94
59.94
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Rick Waits

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
197400
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.44
-263.73
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0