Nino Espinosa vs. Hisashi Iwakuma — Career Comparison

Nino Espinosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hisashi Iwakuma
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Hisashi Iwakuma a clear advantage over Nino Espinosa across the core pitching metrics. Hisashi Iwakuma led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 160 vs 112), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 77), and run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 98). Hisashi Iwakuma was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Nino Espinosa and Hisashi Iwakuma

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.54
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.53
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.38
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.39
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.64
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.4
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.76
61.76
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.67
90.67
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
4.17
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.42
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
9.49
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
8.4
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.93
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.17
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
2.76
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.88
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
3.71
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
7.27
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.15
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3476
38.14
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.4
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
4.54
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
3.59
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.75
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3151
34.57
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
34.04
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.4
36.4

Fielding Stats for Nino Espinosa and Hisashi Iwakuma

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.54
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.53
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.38
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.39
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.56
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.56
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.42
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.02
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.63
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.97
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.6
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.83
97.83
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.13
98.13
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.67
90.67
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nino Espinosa and Hisashi Iwakuma

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
144
295.89
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
6000
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
530.14
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.41
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
76.03
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.93
18.34
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.4
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
104.79
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
108.9
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.82
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.04
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
69.86
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.35
13.04
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-30.81
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.49
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
160.27
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
320
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
1.88
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.37
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.27
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA