Varney Anderson vs. Kei Igawa — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Varney Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Varney Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.16 and WHIP 1.894 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Varney Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Kei Igawa

Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.01
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.13
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
6.16
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
11.18
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.18
11.18
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.32
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.65
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
42.32
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.78
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.758
1.758
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
37.05
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.32
42.32

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Kei Igawa

Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.01
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.34
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.42
84.42
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Kei Igawa

Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4800
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
538.58
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.2
76.52
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
212.6
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.47
87.24
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
47.24
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
56.69
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA