Ben Bowden vs. Shintaro Fujinami — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Ben Bowden and Shintaro Fujinami are fairly close on the surface numbers. Shintaro Fujinami posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.506 vs 1.748) and home runs allowed (1.03 per nine innings vs 1.55). Ben Bowden had the advantage in ERA (6.02 vs 7.18). By the career numbers, Shintaro Fujinami had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.