Kei Igawa vs. Justin Topa — Career Comparison

Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Justin Topa
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Topa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin Topa posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.390 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Justin Topa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kei Igawa and Justin Topa

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.96
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.79
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
9.5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.54
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.65
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.47
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.54
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.76
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.136
1.136
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
38.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.16
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
4.69
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.66
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
35.3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Kei Igawa and Justin Topa

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.96
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.96
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.5
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.77
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.47
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.13
89.13
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kei Igawa and Justin Topa

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4800
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
89400
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA