Fred Blank vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Fred Blank
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows 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 Fred Blank as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Blank posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 1.750 compared to 4.52 and 1.324 for Phil Hughes. By the career numbers, Fred Blank had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blank and Phil Hughes

Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.179
0.179
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
31.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Fred Blank and Phil Hughes

Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.95
97.95
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blank and Phil Hughes

Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
540
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.82
-54.69
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA