Kazuhiro Sasaki vs. Milt Steengrafe — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Kazuhiro Sasaki and Milt Steengrafe are fairly close on the surface numbers. Kazuhiro Sasaki posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.14 vs 5.11) and WHIP (1.142 vs 1.841). Milt Steengrafe had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.2 per nine innings vs 0.97). By the career numbers, Kazuhiro Sasaki had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.