Brian Fisher vs. Takashi Saito — Career Comparison

Brian Fisher
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Takashi Saito
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Brian Fisher built a career as a starting pitcher and Takashi Saito as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Takashi Saito led in home run suppression (HR9+ 238 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 199 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 182 vs 85). Role difference aside, Takashi Saito holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brian Fisher and Takashi Saito

Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
3.12
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
9
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.91
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.51
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.56
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.48
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.4
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.43
51.43
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.28
29.28
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.24
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
4.39
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.34
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1920
27
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
9
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
8.97
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
6.66
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.98
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.67
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
3.54
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.88
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.3
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
5.2
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
10.65
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.65
10.65
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.972
0.972
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2758
38.78
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
36.29
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.86
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
5.03
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
4.8
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.64
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.37
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.66
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.67
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2448
34.43
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
32.57
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29

Fielding Stats for Brian Fisher and Takashi Saito

Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
3.12
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
9
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.91
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1920
27
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
9
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.88
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.56
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.28
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.46
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.25
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.28
29.28
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Fisher and Takashi Saito

Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
222
1091.8
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
101400
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
516.39
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.1
25.08
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
103.28
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
113.11
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.18
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
11.36
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
265.57
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
2.26
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA