Jake Diekman vs. Kei Igawa — Career Comparison

Jake Diekman
MillenialNebraskaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Diekman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Diekman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Jake Diekman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Diekman and Kei Igawa

Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
10.53
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.26
44.26
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.91
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
7.22
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.79
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
5.35
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.65
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
11.42
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.863
1.863
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.66
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.7
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2662
39.78
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
4.66
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.72
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2224
33.23
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32

Fielding Stats for Jake Diekman and Kei Igawa

Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
10.53
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.87
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.39
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.21
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.115
0.115
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Diekman and Kei Igawa

Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
423000
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4800
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA