Chris Hook vs. Kei Igawa — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Hook as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Hook posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.89 and WHIP 1.812 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Chris Hook had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Kei Igawa

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
5.89
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
9.73
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.37
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.65
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
6.03
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
42.32
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.736
1.736
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
34.68
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.32
42.32

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Kei Igawa

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Kei Igawa

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4800
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
19.17
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA