Matt Buschmann vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Matt Buschmann
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Buschmann as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Buschmann posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.08 and WHIP 0.923 compared to 4.52 and 1.324 for Phil Hughes. By the career numbers, Matt Buschmann had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Buschmann and Phil Hughes

Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.33
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
2.18
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
6.23
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
31.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
29.08
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.15
31.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Matt Buschmann and Phil Hughes

Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.66
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.02
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Buschmann and Phil Hughes

Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1800
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
540
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.82
-54.69
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Buschmann
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA