Shigetoshi Hasegawa vs. Dick Whitworth — Career Comparison

Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dick Whitworth
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Whitworth built a career as a starting pitcher and Shigetoshi Hasegawa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Whitworth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.76 and WHIP 1.223 compared to 3.7 and 1.379 for Shigetoshi Hasegawa. By the career numbers, Dick Whitworth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shigetoshi Hasegawa and Dick Whitworth

Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
6.46
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.4
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.92
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.56
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.54
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.37
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.14
51.14
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.34
66.34
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.41
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
3.7
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.76
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2161
27
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2488
27
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
720.1
9
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829.1
9
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
8.63
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
7.41
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.95
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
3.31
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
3.59
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
5.58
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
4.64
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.2
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3031
37.87
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3446
37.4
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.39
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
4.04
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
3.8
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.32
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.35
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.11
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.81
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2694
33.66
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
32.52
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Shigetoshi Hasegawa and Dick Whitworth

Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
6.46
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.4
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2161
27
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569
27
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
720.1
9
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856.1
9
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.66
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.36
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.01
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
2.06
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.48
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
2.02
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.21
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.15
92.15
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.293
2.293
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.09
36.09
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shigetoshi Hasegawa and Dick Whitworth

Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
310200
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
132
228.24
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
565.42
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
133.14
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.93
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.75
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
24.21
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.69
40.96
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
162.54
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
146.97
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.52
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.5
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.25
47.11
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.19
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.67
115.67
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.75
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100