Kei Igawa vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.82 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kei Igawa and Roy Thomas

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
6.2
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Kei Igawa and Roy Thomas

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kei Igawa and Roy Thomas

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4800
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
3033.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA