Kei Igawa vs. Bucky Veil — Career Comparison

Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bucky Veil
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Bucky Veil as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bucky Veil posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.513 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Bucky Veil had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kei Igawa and Bucky Veil

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.01
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.94
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.84
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.65
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
4.78
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.66
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.51
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
38.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.54
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
32.97
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Kei Igawa and Bucky Veil

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.01
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.54
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.25
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.72
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.72
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.769
1.769
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kei Igawa and Bucky Veil

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4800
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
13
260
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.76
35.11
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
140
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.98
39.51
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA