Jim Acker vs. Kei Igawa — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Acker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Jim Acker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Kei Igawa

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Kei Igawa

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Kei Igawa

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4800
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA