Kei Igawa vs. Howie Judson — Career Comparison

Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Howie Judson
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Howie Judson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howie Judson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.525 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Howie Judson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kei Igawa and Howie Judson

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.03
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.7
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.54
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.48
31.48
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.19
23.19
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.2
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
4.29
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
9.06
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.88
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.65
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
4.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.99
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2715
39.73
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.05
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
4.93
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2385
34.9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73

Fielding Stats for Kei Igawa and Howie Judson

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
19.96
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.1
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.64
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
10.51
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.96
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
13.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
12.15
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.65
92.65
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.609
0.609
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kei Igawa and Howie Judson

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4800
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
693.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
500
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
36.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.63
8.77
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
93.33
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.67
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.03
-6.77
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
43.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
61
203.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
2.95
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Howie Judson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
53.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Judson
Career
Per 600 PA