Jack Bracken vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Jack Bracken
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Bracken 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 6.21 and 1.680 for Jack Bracken. By the career numbers, Phil Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Bracken and Phil Hughes

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.52
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
12.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
9.65
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.33
12.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.79
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.62
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
42.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
8.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.46
8.46
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
38.34
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.03
42.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Jack Bracken and Phil Hughes

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.95
97.95
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.083
2.083
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Bracken and Phil Hughes

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
41.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
190.91
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.95
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA