Joe Blanton vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Joe Blanton
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Phil Hughes a clear advantage over Joe Blanton across the core pitching metrics. Phil Hughes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 118), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 93), and strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 94). Phil Hughes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Joe Blanton and Phil Hughes

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
2.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.28
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.51
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.49
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.01
51.01
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.02
59.02
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
4.38
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1896
9.65
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.14
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
2.38
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.22
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1284
6.54
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.991
0.991
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7544
38.41
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.26
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
4.65
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.22
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.29
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.71
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6935
35.31
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.41
38.41
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Joe Blanton and Phil Hughes

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
2.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.28
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.59
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.99
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.65
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.58
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.02
59.02
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Blanton and Phil Hughes

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
981.61
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
496.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
6.44
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
82.76
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.79
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
43.68
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.29
-7.56
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
211.49
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
2.84
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
71.26
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.49
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA