Scott Kazmir vs. Keiichi Yabu — Career Comparison

Scott Kazmir built a career as a starting pitcher and Keiichi Yabu as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 104 for Scott Kazmir and 104 for Keiichi Yabu, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 94 and 99 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Keiichi Yabu — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.