Ricky Bottalico vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Ricky Bottalico
Gen XConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Ricky Bottalico as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Hughes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 88), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 84), and strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 93). Role difference aside, Phil Hughes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Phil Hughes

Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.6
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.66
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.99
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
8.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
4.52
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
8.23
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
7.25
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
39.08
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.31
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
2340
33.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Phil Hughes

Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.54
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.94
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.53
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.49
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
97.2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Phil Hughes

Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
18733.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
290
8700
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
540
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
12.93
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.5
-16.58
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
8
266.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA