Bud Anderson vs. Kei Igawa — Career Comparison

Bud Anderson
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Bud Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Bud Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Anderson and Kei Igawa

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.68
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
8.94
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.72
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.74
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.65
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.59
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.926
0.926
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.48
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
38.84
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.36
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.29
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.15
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
34.07
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32

Fielding Stats for Bud Anderson and Kei Igawa

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.79
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.85
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.81
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.63
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.422
0.422
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Anderson and Kei Igawa

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4800
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA