Matt Duff vs. Kei Igawa — Career Comparison

Matt Duff
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Duff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Duff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 2.294 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Matt Duff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Duff and Kei Igawa

Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
11.12
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12.71
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.65
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.18
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.71
12.71
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.118
2.118
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
44.47
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
42.32
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.941
1.941
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.758
1.758
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
31.76
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.32
42.32

Fielding Stats for Matt Duff and Kei Igawa

Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
11.12
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Duff and Kei Igawa

Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4800
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA