Kei Igawa vs. Bill James — Career Comparison

Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Kei Igawa. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.2 vs 6.66) and WHIP (1.431 vs 1.772). By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Kei Igawa and Bill James

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.01
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.55
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.12
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.54
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.41
72.41
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
8.47
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.65
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
4.41
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.11
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.37
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4958
37.83
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.22
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
4.26
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4332
33.05
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Kei Igawa and Bill James

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.01
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.2
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.138
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kei Igawa and Bill James

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4800
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
294.92
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
520.1
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
74.09
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.92
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.72
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.08
19
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
85.71
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
117.68
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.43
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
53.75
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.26
13.45
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
39.23
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
138
200.48
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
2.99
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
36.32
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33