Shota Imanaga vs. Travis Wood — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Travis Wood
MillenialArkansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Travis Wood across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 95). Travis Wood held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Travis Wood

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
2.7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.53
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.34
44.34
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.33
49.33
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.28
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
4.26
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2982
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
994
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
938
8.49
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
3.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801
7.25
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.32
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4240
38.39
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
4.65
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.26
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.67
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3764
34.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Travis Wood

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
2.71
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.32
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.95
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.84
48.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Travis Wood

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
605.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
546.79
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
100.92
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
64.22
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.68
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.68
43.44
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
179.82
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
117.43
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
51.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
67.89
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
99.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.15
35.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
115
211.01
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
2.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100