Thomas Diamond vs. Kei Igawa — Career Comparison

Thomas Diamond
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Thomas Diamond as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kei Igawa posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.66 and WHIP 1.772 compared to 6.83 and 1.828 for Thomas Diamond. By the career numbers, Kei Igawa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thomas Diamond and Kei Igawa

Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.97
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.83
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.24
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.24
10.24
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.55
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.59
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.65
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
11.17
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.17
11.17
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.862
1.862
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
42.83
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
42.32
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
7.14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.78
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.759
1.759
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.758
1.758
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
35.07
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.83
42.83
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.32
42.32

Fielding Stats for Thomas Diamond and Kei Igawa

Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.97
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.24
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.55
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.55
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thomas Diamond and Kei Igawa

Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1200
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4800
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.16
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.45
-33.95
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Diamond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Diamond
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA