Kei Igawa vs. Cesar Valdez — Career Comparison

Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cesar Valdez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Cesar Valdez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cesar Valdez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.11 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Cesar Valdez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kei Igawa and Cesar Valdez

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.54
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
6.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.11
6.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
11.18
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
11.33
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.18
11.18
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.37
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.65
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.05
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
7.31
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505
40.58
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.57
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.78
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
6.83
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.598
1.598
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
37.05
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
37.13
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.58
40.58

Fielding Stats for Kei Igawa and Cesar Valdez

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.54
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.37
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.37
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kei Igawa and Cesar Valdez

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4800
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
10350
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA