How Phil Hughes's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Phil Hughes totaled 313 career Walks, above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Walks season came in 2018, posting 10, well below the starting pitcher average of 32.6 that year. The highest point came in 2010 at 58, well above the starting pitcher average of 39.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 13 in 2016 to 13 in 2017 and 10 in 2018, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 10 to 58 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Phil Hughes Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

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Phil Hughes Walks Per Season

Phil Hughes's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Phil Hughes Walks per season line chart

Phil Hughes Walks by Team

Phil Hughes's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Phil Hughes career Walks by team bar chart

Phil Hughes Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Phil Hughes's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Phil Hughes Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Phil Hughes Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Phil Hughes's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Phil Hughes Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Phil Hughes Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Phil Hughes's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Phil Hughes Walks season-by-season breakdown table