Kei Igawa vs. Jay Jackson — Career Comparison

Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jay Jackson
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Jackson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.258 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Jay Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kei Igawa and Jay Jackson

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.23
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.43
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113.2
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
7.21
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.58
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.65
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.88
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
10.77
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.77
10.77
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
37.77
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.77
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
4.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
33.18
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.77
37.77

Fielding Stats for Kei Igawa and Jay Jackson

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.23
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113.2
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.79
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.79
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.096
0.096
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kei Igawa and Jay Jackson

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4800
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
20800
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA