Yu Darvish vs. Tony Sipp — Career Comparison

Yu Darvish
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tony Sipp
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Yu Darvish built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Sipp 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 58), walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 76). Role difference aside, Yu Darvish holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Yu Darvish and Tony Sipp

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
11.01
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.58
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.47
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.17
54.17
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.65
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.72
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1511
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
503.2
9
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1460
7.39
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
7.24
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.17
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.32
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
2.85
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
3.95
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
10.5
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
9.49
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.42
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7305
36.98
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2110
37.7
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.22
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
3.83
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
3.97
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.24
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.56
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6597
33.39
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1846
32.99
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.7
37.7

Fielding Stats for Yu Darvish and Tony Sipp

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
11.04
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1512
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.57
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.55
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.69
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.13
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.29
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.75
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.26
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.68
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Yu Darvish and Tony Sipp

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
297
1080
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
369600
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
600
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
552.73
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.55
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.36
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
10.74
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
80
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.09
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.51
-16.4
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.91
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
83
301.82
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
1.99
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA