Carter Capps vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Carter Capps
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Carter Capps as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carter Capps posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 4.52 and 1.324 for Phil Hughes. By the career numbers, Carter Capps had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carter Capps and Phil Hughes

Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
8.96
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
2.93
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
11.21
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
7.25
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
38.52
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.95
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
34.68
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Carter Capps and Phil Hughes

Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.91
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.16
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.16
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.95
97.95
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carter Capps and Phil Hughes

Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
38700
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
8700
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
540
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA