Tom Cheney vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Tom Cheney
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Tom Cheney a clear advantage over Phil Hughes across the core pitching metrics. Tom Cheney led in home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 97), and strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 102). Phil Hughes held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 88). Tom Cheney was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tom Cheney and Phil Hughes

Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.22
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.37
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.56
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.74
61.74
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.77
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
7.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.73
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
6.66
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1981
38.26
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
4.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1730
33.41
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Tom Cheney and Phil Hughes

Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.22
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.37
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.06
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.64
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.51
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.76
91.76
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.678
0.678
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.74
61.74
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Cheney and Phil Hughes

Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
121
474.51
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
521.57
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
70.59
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
11.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
78.43
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
90.2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.37
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
66.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.61
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
125.49
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.78
4.78
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
58.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.76
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA