Bill Bishop vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Bill Bishop
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Bishop 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 9.96 and 2.277 for Bill Bishop. By the career numbers, Phil Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bishop and Phil Hughes

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.34
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.77
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.96
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.96
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.52
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
13.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
9.65
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.02
13.02
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.47
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.72
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.021
1.021
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.11
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
49.98
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
13.98
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.98
13.98
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.277
2.277
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
41.94
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.98
49.98
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Bill Bishop and Phil Hughes

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.34
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.53
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.49
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.53
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bishop and Phil Hughes

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
6.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-13.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA