Mike Armstrong vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Mike Armstrong
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Armstrong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Armstrong led in run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 97), home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 84), and strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 102). Phil Hughes held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 90). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike Armstrong.

Pitching Stats for Mike Armstrong and Phil Hughes

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
5.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
7.99
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.53
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
5.88
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1439
38.32
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1252
33.34
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Mike Armstrong and Phil Hughes

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
5.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.49
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Armstrong and Phil Hughes

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
39600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
8700
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
540
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.82
-54.69
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA