Al Cicotte vs. Tommy Hughes — Career Comparison

Al Cicotte
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Hughes
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Cicotte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.462 compared to 4.36 and 1.562 for Al Cicotte. By the career numbers, Tommy Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Cicotte and Tommy Hughes

Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.88
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.14
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.73
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.36
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.92
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
27
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2064
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
9
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
9
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
9.69
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
9.13
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.04
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.43
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.12
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.03
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
5.16
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
2.89
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
39.39
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
39.13
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.45
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.92
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
4.64
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
35.1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2678
35.03
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Al Cicotte and Tommy Hughes

Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
27
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260.1
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.8
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.56
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.42
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.35
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.257
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.69
15.69
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Cicotte and Tommy Hughes

Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
854.79
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
389.74
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
583.56
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
546.15
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
123.29
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
64.1
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
58.97
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
24.37
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.42
8.78
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
139.73
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
69.23
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
82.05
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
23.08
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.82
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.9
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
21.98
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.93
-7.51
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.56
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.38
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
147.95
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
63
161.54
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.69
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA