Kei Igawa vs. Luke Jackson — Career Comparison

Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luke Jackson
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Luke Jackson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luke Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Luke Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kei Igawa and Luke Jackson

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
8.57
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
4.22
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1228
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409.1
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
8.84
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.97
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.65
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.11
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.44
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
9.32
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.4
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1802
39.62
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
2.81
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
4.71
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.77
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.439
1.439
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1572
34.56
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Kei Igawa and Luke Jackson

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
8.57
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1228
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409.1
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.59
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.08
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.97
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.8
89.8
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.113
0.113
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kei Igawa and Luke Jackson

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4800
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
39100
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.583
0.583
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-28.21
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-26.03
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA