Ken Takahashi vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Ken Takahashi
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Takahashi as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Takahashi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.390 compared to 3.24 and 1.230 for Dazzy Vance. By the career numbers, Ken Takahashi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Takahashi and Dazzy Vance

Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9.22
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.42
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
3.24
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.57
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2809
8.52
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.4
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.57
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2045
6.2
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.23
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
38.2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.65
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1246
3.78
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11452
34.74
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Ken Takahashi and Dazzy Vance

Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9.22
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.98
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Takahashi and Dazzy Vance

Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
8400
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
523.92
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
78.78
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
62.05
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
25.7
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
103.6
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.18
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.96
20.48
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
154.86
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
29.68
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100