Kei Igawa vs. Dave Jolly — Career Comparison

Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Jolly
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Jolly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Jolly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Dave Jolly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kei Igawa and Dave Jolly

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.91
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.49
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.59
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.77
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
7.88
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.83
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.65
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
6.12
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.79
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.37
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1313
40.56
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.53
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.23
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1108
34.23
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Kei Igawa and Dave Jolly

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
5.66
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
758
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252.2
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.92
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.39
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.24
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.396
0.396
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kei Igawa and Dave Jolly

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4800
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
1777.78
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
533.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
155.56
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
122.22
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.03
67.03
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
211.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
188.89
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
77.78
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
155.56
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.73
74.78
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
13
144.44
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.15
4.15
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA