Shota Imanaga vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 92), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 87). Tim Wakefield held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 78 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Tim Wakefield

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Tim Wakefield

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Tim Wakefield

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA