Pete Dowling vs. Kei Igawa — Career Comparison

Pete Dowling
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Dowling as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Dowling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Pete Dowling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Dowling and Kei Igawa

Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.16
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.01
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.01
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.38
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.29
87.29
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.91
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.84
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2748
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
916
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
9.75
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
3.35
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.65
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
2.95
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4023
39.53
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
5.71
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3618
35.55
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32

Fielding Stats for Pete Dowling and Kei Igawa

Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.17
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.01
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2724
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.28
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.87
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.58
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.66
89.66
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Dowling and Kei Igawa

Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
187.3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4800
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
561.9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
111.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
85.71
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.87
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.94
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.59
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
25.4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.54
37.37
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
147.62
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
141.27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
44.44
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
46.03
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
88.89
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.83
37.82
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.52
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
20.63
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
76
120.63
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.97
4.97
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.94
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA