Ron Blackburn vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Ron Blackburn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows 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 Ron Blackburn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Blackburn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.52 and 1.324 for Phil Hughes. By the career numbers, Ron Blackburn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blackburn and Phil Hughes

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
9.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
39.75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
35.83
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Ron Blackburn and Phil Hughes

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blackburn and Phil Hughes

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
64
2953.85
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
540
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA