Pete Appleton vs. Kei Igawa — Career Comparison

Pete Appleton
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Appleton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Appleton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.466 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Pete Appleton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Appleton and Kei Igawa

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
2.69
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.56
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.45
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.52
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.82
20.82
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
4.3
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3423
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
9.36
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.6
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.83
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.65
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
3.31
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.25
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5044
39.79
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.47
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
667
5.26
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4532
35.75
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.79
39.79
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32

Fielding Stats for Pete Appleton and Kei Igawa

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.01
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
27
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.2
9
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Appleton and Kei Igawa

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
522.34
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4800
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
569.54
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
132.49
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
109.64
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.66
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.84
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.84
39.35
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
165.99
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
144.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
45.69
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
51.78
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
97.46
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.38
44.74
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
66
100.51
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
5.97
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
18.27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA