Shota Imanaga vs. Doc Watson — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Doc Watson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Shota Imanaga and Doc Watson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Doc Watson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.7 vs 3.28) and home runs allowed (0.1 per nine innings vs 1.64). Shota Imanaga had the advantage in WHIP (1.006 vs 1.242). By the career numbers, Doc Watson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Doc Watson

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.67
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.11
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.53
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.16
51.16
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.28
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
7.87
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
3.31
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
3.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1261
35.69
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
14.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.39
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.62
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.28
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.242
1.242
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
10.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.69
35.69
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.15
14.15

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Doc Watson

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
27
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
9
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.62
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.96
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.91
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.348
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Doc Watson

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
323.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
525
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
9.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
84.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.08
-5.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
46
215.63
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA