Ed Bagley vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Ed Bagley
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Bagley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Bagley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.39 and WHIP 1.507 compared to 4.52 and 1.324 for Phil Hughes. By the career numbers, Ed Bagley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Bagley and Phil Hughes

Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.09
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.04
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.64
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.94
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
4.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1143
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
10.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
9.65
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
3.47
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.18
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1750
41.34
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
7.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.35
7.35
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.507
1.507
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
37.68
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.76
6.76
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.34
41.34
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Ed Bagley and Phil Hughes

Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.21
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.54
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.61
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.49
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.98
85.98
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.769
1.769
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Bagley and Phil Hughes

Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
48
158.24
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
570.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
102.2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
82.42
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.11
30.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
128.57
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
131.87
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
36.26
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
89.01
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.17
26.95
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
29.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
102.2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.87
5.87
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA