Kei Igawa vs. Hisanori Takahashi — Career Comparison

Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hisanori Takahashi
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Hisanori Takahashi as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hisanori Takahashi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.340 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Hisanori Takahashi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kei Igawa and Hisanori Takahashi

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.21
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.52
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.44
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.99
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
8.36
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.07
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.65
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.11
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.59
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
8.17
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.253
1.253
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
37.84
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.92
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
916
33.88
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.84
37.84

Fielding Stats for Kei Igawa and Hisanori Takahashi

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.21
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.41
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.18
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.66
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.59
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kei Igawa and Hisanori Takahashi

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4800
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
5040
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
480
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.66
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-24.7
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA