Ed Coughlin vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Ed Coughlin
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Coughlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Coughlin and Phil Hughes

Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3873
27
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1291
9
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
2.18
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
—
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
—
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
—
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Ed Coughlin and Phil Hughes

Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.66
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Coughlin and Phil Hughes

Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
540
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA