Shota Imanaga vs. Luke Weaver — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Luke Weaver
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Luke Weaver across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 103), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 91). Luke Weaver held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 75 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Luke Weaver

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
3.36
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.32
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.68
43.68
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.26
39.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
4.74
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
736
9.16
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
8.24
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
9.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3129
38.95
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
5.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2833
35.27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.95
38.95

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Luke Weaver

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
3.36
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.32
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.47
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.91
92.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.437
0.437
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.26
39.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Luke Weaver

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
1334.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
518.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
86.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
81.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.07
19.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
48
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
81.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
13.97
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
50
240
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA