Yu Darvish vs. Dick Rozek — Career Comparison

Yu Darvish
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Rozek
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Yu Darvish built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Rozek 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 4.55 and 1.837 for Dick Rozek. By the career numbers, Yu Darvish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Yu Darvish and Dick Rozek

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.55
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.58
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.47
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.29
55.29
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.12
12.12
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.65
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.55
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
7.39
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.95
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.17
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
2.85
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
7.58
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
10.5
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
3.58
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7305
36.98
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
43.12
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.93
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
3.83
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.79
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.56
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.837
1.837
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6597
33.39
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
35.27
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.12
43.12

Fielding Stats for Yu Darvish and Dick Rozek

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
222.75
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.57
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.69
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
40.5
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.29
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
47.25
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.26
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
40.5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Yu Darvish and Dick Rozek

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
1080
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
1414.29
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
600
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
552.73
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.55
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.36
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
10.74
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.08
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
80
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
69.09
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.51
-16.4
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.25
-10.7
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.91
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
301.82
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
342.86
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
1.99
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
29.09
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA