Kei Igawa vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Service as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Service posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Scott Service had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kei Igawa and Scott Service

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.99
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.21
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
40.06
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Kei Igawa and Scott Service

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kei Igawa and Scott Service

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4800
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
1.89
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA