Juan Acevedo vs. Yu Darvish — Career Comparison

Juan Acevedo
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Yu Darvish
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Yu Darvish built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Acevedo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Yu Darvish led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 78), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 85). Role difference aside, Yu Darvish holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Juan Acevedo and Yu Darvish

Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
5.79
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.58
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.84
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
4.33
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.65
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1710
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
9.43
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
7.39
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.14
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.17
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
3.57
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
2.85
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
5.53
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
10.5
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.42
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
39.28
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7305
36.98
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.61
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
4.99
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
3.83
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.46
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.24
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.93
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.56
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2179
34.41
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6597
33.39
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Juan Acevedo and Yu Darvish

Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
5.79
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1710
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.66
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.57
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.07
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.69
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.86
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.29
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.74
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.26
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.22
93.22
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Acevedo and Yu Darvish

Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
2975.68
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
297
1080
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
600
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
65
527.03
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
552.73
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
48.65
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.55
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.36
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.22
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
7.23
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
10.74
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
80
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
69.09
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
29.09
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.05
-16.63
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.51
-16.4
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.91
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
267.57
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
83
301.82
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
2.24
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
1.99
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
48.65
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
29.09
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.22
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA