Kei Igawa vs. Steve Toole — Career Comparison

Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Toole
Pre-GenerationalLouisianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn BridegroomsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Toole as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Toole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.79 and WHIP 1.616 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Steve Toole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kei Igawa and Steve Toole

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.01
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.12
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.06
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.94
50.94
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.79
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
9.28
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.65
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
5.26
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.86
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.83
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.59
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
41.24
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.78
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
7.23
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1742
35.39
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.24
41.24

Fielding Stats for Kei Igawa and Steve Toole

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.01
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.13
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.63
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.16
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.77
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.57
87.57
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kei Igawa and Steve Toole

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4800
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
151.28
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
584.62
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
153.85
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
107.69
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.46
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
46.15
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.15
61.93
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
210.26
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
169.23
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
87.18
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
164.1
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.31
67.46
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.82
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
20
51.28
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.7
11.7
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100