Bruce Chen vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Bruce Chen
Gen XPanamaThrows LeftBats LeftCentral AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Phil Hughes a clear advantage over Bruce Chen across the core pitching metrics. Phil Hughes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 99), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 98). Bruce Chen held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 97). Phil Hughes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Chen and Phil Hughes

Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.48
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.48
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.31
50.31
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.75
56.75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
4.62
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.52
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4596
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1578
9.27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.51
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.33
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
3.21
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.23
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
6.7
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6619
38.88
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
4.99
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.54
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5930
34.84
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Bruce Chen and Phil Hughes

Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4596
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.75
56.75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Chen and Phil Hughes

Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
1636.73
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
510.2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
77.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
73.47
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
12.68
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
89.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.65
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
5.58
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
236.73
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
77.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA