Shota Imanaga vs. Randy Wolf — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Randy Wolf
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Randy Wolf across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 99), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 92), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 93). Randy Wolf held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Randy Wolf

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.46
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.51
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.48
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.55
51.55
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.18
97.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1097
4.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6985
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2328.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
2310
8.93
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
831
3.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1814
7.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.136
1.136
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.17
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9977
38.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1173
4.53
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.44
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.24
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.77
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8869
34.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Randy Wolf

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.46
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6985
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2328.1
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.26
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
1.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.99
95.99
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.18
97.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Randy Wolf

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
298.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
815
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
510.92
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
94.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
66.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
24.29
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
27.98
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.26
28.91
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
129.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
119.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
45.64
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
42.7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
84.66
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.19
25.17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
23.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 600 PA
231
170.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
58.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.89
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Randy Wolf
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wolf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67