King Bailey vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

King Bailey
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and King Bailey 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 5.63 and 1.625 for King Bailey. By the career numbers, Phil Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for King Bailey and Phil Hughes

King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.61
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.52
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
14.63
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
9.65
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
2.18
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for King Bailey and Phil Hughes

King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for King Bailey and Phil Hughes

King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
540
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.385
1.385
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
204.61
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
203.95
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA