Garrett Acton vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Gen ZIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Garrett Acton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.52 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 10.8 and 2.700 for Garrett Acton. By the career numbers, Phil Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Garrett Acton and Phil Hughes

Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.52
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.31
12.31
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
9.65
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.33
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
49.95
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
39.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.95
49.95
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Garrett Acton and Phil Hughes

Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.95
97.95
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Garrett Acton and Phil Hughes

Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.82
-54.69
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA