Kei Igawa vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Strong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Strong posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.81 and WHIP 1.709 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Joe Strong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kei Igawa and Joe Strong

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.37
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
41.01
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Kei Igawa and Joe Strong

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kei Igawa and Joe Strong

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4800
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA