James Burke vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

James Burke
UnknownMassachusettsNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and James Burke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James Burke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 4.52 and 1.324 for Phil Hughes. By the career numbers, James Burke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Burke and Phil Hughes

James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.08
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.02
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.43
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1002
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
9.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
2.18
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
6.9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.868
0.868
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.08
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1422
38.32
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
5.87
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1388
37.4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for James Burke and Phil Hughes

James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1287
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.46
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.97
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.62
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.91
81.91
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Burke and Phil Hughes

James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
49
147.74
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
581.91
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
93.47
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.52
40.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
168.84
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
144.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
63.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
66.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.56
43.91
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.75
49.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA