Shota Imanaga vs. Dick Woodson — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Woodson
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Dick Woodson across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 83), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 102), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 86). Dick Woodson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Dick Woodson

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.49
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.52
51.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.47
55.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
3.47
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
7.98
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
3.87
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
4.81
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2505
38.28
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
4.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
33.93
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2216
33.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.28
38.28

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Dick Woodson

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1769
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589.2
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.53
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.42
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.95
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.934
0.934
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.47
55.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Dick Woodson

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
637.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
544.19
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
4.34
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.62
-21.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.6
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
54
251.16
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.39
2.39
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.21
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA