Shota Imanaga vs. Tony Watson — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tony Watson
MillenialIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Shota Imanaga built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Watson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 125), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 114), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 91). Tony Watson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 87 vs 74). Role difference aside, Shota Imanaga holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Tony Watson

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.65
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.84
61.84
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.28
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
7.53
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
7.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.87
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
2.42
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
7.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2620
36.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.62
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.87
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
1.083
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2368
32.87
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.37
36.37

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Tony Watson

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.37
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.93
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.21
95.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Tony Watson

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
689
37581.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
6.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-4.89
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.57
1.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA