Bill Anderson vs. Kei Igawa — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Anderson 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 10.13 and 2.625 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Kei Igawa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Kei Igawa

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6.75
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.12
7.12
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
11.18
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.18
11.18
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.65
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
47.25
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
42.32
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6.75
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.78
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.758
1.758
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
40.5
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
37.05
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.32
42.32

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Kei Igawa

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.2
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Kei Igawa

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1200
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4800
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA