Kirk Bullinger vs. Kodai Senga — Career Comparison

Kirk Bullinger
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kodai Senga
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Kodai Senga built a career as a starting pitcher and Kirk Bullinger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kodai Senga posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 6.53 and 1.529 for Kirk Bullinger. By the career numbers, Kodai Senga had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kirk Bullinger and Kodai Senga

Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
8.65
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.64
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.64
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.61
60.61
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.53
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855
27
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
11.12
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
7.01
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.95
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
4.2
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.88
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
10.11
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.11
10.11
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.686
0.686
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
40.76
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1196
37.77
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
6.88
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.35
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
37.59
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
33.06
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.76
40.76
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.77
37.77

Fielding Stats for Kirk Bullinger and Kodai Senga

Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
8.65
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.64
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.64
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855
27
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.82
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.2
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.14
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirk Bullinger and Kodai Senga

Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
5880
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
3.21
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-12.72
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirk Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA