Tony Arnold vs. Yu Darvish — Career Comparison

Tony Arnold
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Yu Darvish
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Yu Darvish built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Yu Darvish posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.142 compared to 5.06 and 1.685 for Tony Arnold. By the career numbers, Yu Darvish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Arnold and Yu Darvish

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.37
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.58
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.47
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.06
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.65
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
11.03
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
7.39
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.92
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.17
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.22
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
2.85
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.92
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.87
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
10.5
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
39.41
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7305
36.98
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.49
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.74
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
3.83
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.8
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.95
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.56
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
35.04
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6597
33.39
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Tony Arnold and Yu Darvish

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.37
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.57
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.99
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.69
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.02
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.29
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.02
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.26
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Arnold and Yu Darvish

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
38
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
1080
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
600
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
552.73
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.55
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.36
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
10.74
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
80
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.09
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.51
-16.4
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.91
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
83
301.82
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
1.99
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA