Kei Igawa vs. Dave Veres — Career Comparison

Kei Igawa
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Veres
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kei Igawa built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Veres as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Veres posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 6.66 and 1.772 for Kei Igawa. By the career numbers, Dave Veres had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kei Igawa and Dave Veres

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
7.85
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.7
50.7
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.23
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
3.44
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2082
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
694
9
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
11.18
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
8.57
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.88
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.01
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.65
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.33
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.39
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
6.66
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
8
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.58
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.36
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
42.32
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2957
38.35
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
3.68
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.78
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
3.72
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.41
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.78
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
37.05
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2612
33.87
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.32
42.32
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Kei Igawa and Dave Veres

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.01
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
7.85
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2082
27
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
694
9
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.56
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.93
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.63
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.49
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.27
91.27
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kei Igawa and Dave Veres

Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4800
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
11709.68
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
522.58
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.25
43.48
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
154.84
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.66
51.5
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
12
232.26
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kei Igawa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA