Joe Adams vs. Kei Igawa — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kei Igawa posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.66 and WHIP 1.772 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Kei Igawa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Kei Igawa

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.12
7.12
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
11.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.18
11.18
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.65
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
42.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.758
1.758
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
37.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.32
42.32

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Kei Igawa

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Kei Igawa

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4800
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA