Deacon Donahue vs. Kei Igawa — Career Comparison

Deacon Donahue
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats 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 Deacon Donahue 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 6.75 and 1.875 for Deacon Donahue. By the career numbers, Kei Igawa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Deacon Donahue and Kei Igawa

Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.4
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.75
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.367
0.367
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
14.85
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
11.18
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.85
14.85
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.18
11.18
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.65
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
43.2
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
42.32
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.43
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.78
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.758
1.758
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
40.5
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
37.05
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.386
0.386
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.32
42.32

Fielding Stats for Deacon Donahue and Kei Igawa

Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.01
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
27
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.2
9
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Donahue and Kei Igawa

Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4800
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
4800
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA