Kei Igawa vs. Jim Johnson — Career Comparison

Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Johnson
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Johnson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.374 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Jim Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kei Igawa and Jim Johnson

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
8.61
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.49
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.59
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
2.27
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.79
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704.2
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.99
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.69
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.65
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.03
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.34
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
6.78
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.46
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3000
38.32
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.14
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
4.21
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.29
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2685
34.29
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Kei Igawa and Jim Johnson

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
8.61
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704.2
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.35
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.94
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.85
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.39
95.39
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kei Igawa and Jim Johnson

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4800
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
674
202200
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA