Nino Espinosa vs. Hideki Irabu — Career Comparison

Nino Espinosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hideki Irabu
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Hideki Irabu a clear advantage over Nino Espinosa across the core pitching metrics. Hideki Irabu led in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 77), run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 93). Nino Espinosa held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 84). Hideki Irabu was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Nino Espinosa and Hideki Irabu

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.21
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.38
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.4
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.28
49.28
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.49
63.49
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
4.17
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
5.15
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
865
9.49
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
9.58
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.93
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.59
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.76
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
3.06
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
3.71
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
7.09
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.44
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3476
38.14
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2236
39.15
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.49
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
4.54
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
5.39
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.75
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3151
34.57
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
35.23
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Nino Espinosa and Hideki Irabu

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.21
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.38
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.4
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.56
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.42
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.96
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.02
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.26
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.97
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.19
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.49
63.49
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nino Espinosa and Hideki Irabu

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
295.89
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
2223.53
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
530.14
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
28
494.12
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.41
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
76.03
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.93
18.34
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
4.48
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
104.79
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
108.9
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.82
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.04
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
69.86
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.35
13.04
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-13.18
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.49
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
160.27
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
229.41
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
2.62
2.62
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.37
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.27
Hideki Irabu
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideki Irabu
Career
Per 600 PA