Barret Browning vs. Yu Darvish — Career Comparison

Barret Browning
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Yu Darvish
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Yu Darvish built a career as a starting pitcher and Barret Browning 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 5.12 and 1.293 for Barret Browning. By the career numbers, Yu Darvish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barret Browning and Yu Darvish

Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.58
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.65
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.38
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
7.39
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.17
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.26
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
2.85
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
10.5
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.42
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
39.1
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7305
36.98
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
3.83
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.24
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.56
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
33.98
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6597
33.39
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Barret Browning and Yu Darvish

Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.57
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.69
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.29
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.26
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.091
0.091
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Barret Browning and Yu Darvish

Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13200
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
1080
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
600
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
552.73
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.55
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.36
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
10.74
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
80
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.09
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.51
-16.4
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.91
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
83
301.82
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
1.99
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA