Belve Bean vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Belve Bean
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Belve Bean 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 5.32 and 1.634 for Belve Bean. By the career numbers, Phil Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Belve Bean and Phil Hughes

Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.29
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
5.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.52
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
11.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
9.65
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
3.68
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
3.41
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
40.21
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.76
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
6.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
36.34
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Belve Bean and Phil Hughes

Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3873
27
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1291
9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.66
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.02
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.709
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Belve Bean and Phil Hughes

Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
86
670.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
561.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
64.47
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
210.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
179.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
124.68
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.78
68.44
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA