Hisashi Iwakuma vs. Denny Lemaster — Career Comparison

Hisashi Iwakuma
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Denny Lemaster
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Hisashi Iwakuma a clear advantage over Denny Lemaster across the core pitching metrics. Hisashi Iwakuma led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 160 vs 95), run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 95), and home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 72). Denny Lemaster held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 106). Hisashi Iwakuma was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Hisashi Iwakuma and Denny Lemaster

Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.53
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.8
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.39
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
1.25
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.64
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.4
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.53
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.76
61.76
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.67
90.67
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.75
69.75
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.33
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.42
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
3.58
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5363
27
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1787.2
9
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
8.4
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1703
8.57
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.17
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.93
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.88
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
3.02
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.37
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
7.27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
6.57
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.44
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.15
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.4
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7552
38.02
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
3.59
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
3.92
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.9
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.288
1.288
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3342
34.04
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6911
34.79
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.4
36.4
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Hisashi Iwakuma and Denny Lemaster

Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.53
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.8
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.39
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
1.25
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
27
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788
9
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.56
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.39
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.17
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.63
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.63
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.6
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.56
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.13
98.13
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.868
0.868
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.67
90.67
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.75
69.75
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hisashi Iwakuma and Denny Lemaster

Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
6000
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
335.74
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
519.12
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
67.71
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
56.43
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.58
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.76
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.29
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.4
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.48
17.38
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
87.46
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
98.75
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.51
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
33.86
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
53.61
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-30.81
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.24
6.81
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
30.09
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
320
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
180.56
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
1.88
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
44.2
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.64
Hisashi Iwakuma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.7
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisashi Iwakuma
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA