Jeremy Affeldt vs. Tommy Hughes — Career Comparison

Jeremy Affeldt
Gen XArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Hughes
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeremy Affeldt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.462 compared to 3.97 and 1.448 for Jeremy Affeldt. By the career numbers, Tommy Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Tommy Hughes

Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
7.52
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.88
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.14
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.42
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.73
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.31
48.31
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.27
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
3.97
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.92
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2778
27
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2064
27
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
9
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
904
8.79
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
698
9.13
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.74
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.43
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.85
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
4.03
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.4
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
7
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
2.89
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.53
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4034
39.21
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2991
39.13
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.57
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
4.42
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
4.64
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.99
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3529
34.3
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2678
35.03
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Tommy Hughes

Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
7.52
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.41
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2778
27
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.44
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.79
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
2.35
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.23
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.63
94.63
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.257
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Tommy Hughes

Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
24442.11
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
152
389.74
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
546.15
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
64.1
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
58.97
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
26.78
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.42
8.78
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
69.23
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
82.05
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.82
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.9
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
30.85
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.93
-7.51
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.38
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
161.54
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.9
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.69
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA