Yu Darvish vs. Mike Perez — Career Comparison

Yu Darvish
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Perez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Yu Darvish built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Perez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Yu Darvish led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 92), walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 117), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 111). Mike Perez held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 149 vs 98). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Yu Darvish.

Pitching Stats for Yu Darvish and Mike Perez

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
8.14
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.58
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.47
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.42
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.29
55.29
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
3.65
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.56
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
7.39
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
8.69
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.17
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.68
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
2.85
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.12
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.57
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
10.5
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
5.83
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.994
0.994
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.36
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7305
36.98
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
38.37
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.6
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
3.83
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.85
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.24
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.56
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6597
33.39
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1298
33.76
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Yu Darvish and Mike Perez

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
8.14
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.57
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.69
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.27
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.29
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.95
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.26
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.87
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Yu Darvish and Mike Perez

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
297
1080
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
11047.06
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
600
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
552.73
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
388.24
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.55
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.36
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
10.74
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-6.16
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
80
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
69.09
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
29.09
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.51
-16.4
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.46
-16.07
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.91
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
83
301.82
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
1.99
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
29.09
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA