I think that is a pretty solid favor!
Thing is, even later in the war, the IJN still had decent destroyer functionality of those that were surviving, but I think after the Solomon campaigns, they ran into a buzz saw and were whittled down to nothing by the end of the war.
I read a book a while back “Japanese Destroyer Captain” and his story reminded me of the German U-Boat situation once the allied began developing appropriate tactics with adequate equipment. All of his peers (the Captain) were killed off, and he was one of the few fortunate to survive the entire war.
His account of being skip bombed by American planes was hair-raising...
I read that book, I think he said their sonar was ineffective above 12 knots. That was an issue for sure....