Bill Hoffer vs. Kei Igawa — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hoffer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Hoffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Kei Igawa

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Kei Igawa

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Kei Igawa

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4800
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA