Shota Imanaga vs. Wilbur Wood — Career Comparison

Shota Imanaga
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Wilbur Wood
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Shota Imanaga a clear advantage over Wilbur Wood across the core pitching metrics. Shota Imanaga led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 114), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 83). Wilbur Wood held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 74). Shota Imanaga was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shota Imanaga and Wilbur Wood

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
2.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.55
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.52
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.25
51.25
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.62
45.62
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.38
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.28
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.24
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8052
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2684
9
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.53
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2582
8.66
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.64
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
2.43
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
8.24
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411
4.73
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.24
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
35.69
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11154
37.4
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.66
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.62
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
3.79
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.35
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.38
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
33.93
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10209
34.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Shota Imanaga and Wilbur Wood

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
2.18
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8055
27
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2685
9
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.75
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.96
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
2.08
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.03
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.62
45.62
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shota Imanaga and Wilbur Wood

Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
1025.2
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
600
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
507.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
42.52
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
39.37
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.15
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
5.39
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
45.67
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
75.59
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.32
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.47
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
37.8
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-9.85
-15.51
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.5
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
189
297.64
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
2.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
59.84
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.02
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Shota Imanaga
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100