Kodai Senga vs. Alex Vesia — Career Comparison

Kodai Senga
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Alex Vesia
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kodai Senga built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Vesia as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Vesia led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 70), run prevention (ERA+ 166 vs 146), and strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 120). Kodai Senga held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 132). Role difference aside, Alex Vesia holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kodai Senga and Alex Vesia

Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.64
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.84
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.64
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
3
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.92
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855
27
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
27
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.1
9
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
7.01
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
6
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.95
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.12
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
4.2
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.1
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
10.11
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
12.11
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.11
12.11
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.801
1.801
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1196
37.77
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
37.14
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.44
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.35
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.54
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.246
1.246
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
33.06
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
32.15
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.77
37.77
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Kodai Senga and Alex Vesia

Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.64
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.84
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.64
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855
27
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
27
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.1
9
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.82
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.59
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.2
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.85
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.14
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.72
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.073
0.073
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kodai Senga and Alex Vesia

Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
52
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
45000
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
5.31
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-2.49
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA