Kei Igawa vs. Steve Jones — Career Comparison

Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Jones
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Jones posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Steve Jones had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kei Igawa and Steve Jones

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.22
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.65
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
6.56
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
39.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
34.56
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Kei Igawa and Steve Jones

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.11
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.22
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.89
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.447
0.447
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kei Igawa and Steve Jones

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4800
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
1520
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
520
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
38.79
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
160
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.84
33.63
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
80
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA