How Phil Hughes's Shutouts Compares to Similar Players

Phil Hughes totaled 1 career Shutouts, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Shutouts season came in 2011, posting 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2007 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Shutouts total went from 0 in 2016 to 0 in 2017 and 0 in 2018, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Shutouts profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Phil Hughes Lifetime Shutouts

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Phil Hughes Shutouts Per Season

Phil Hughes's Shutouts 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 Shutouts per season line chart

Phil Hughes Shutouts by Team

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

Phil Hughes Cumulative Shutouts — Career Progression

A running total of Phil Hughes's career Shutouts, 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 Shutouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Phil Hughes Shutouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Phil Hughes's seasonal Shutouts 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 Shutouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Phil Hughes Shutouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Phil Hughes's MLB career with Shutouts 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 Shutouts season-by-season breakdown table