Leo Cristante vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Leo Cristante
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Leo Cristante as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leo Cristante posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 4.52 and 1.324 for Phil Hughes. By the career numbers, Leo Cristante had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leo Cristante and Phil Hughes

Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.84
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9.97
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
9.65
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.648
0.648
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
39.73
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
36.05
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Leo Cristante and Phil Hughes

Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.36
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.21
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.96
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leo Cristante and Phil Hughes

Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
30
1285.71
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
540
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
2.93
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.65
-28.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA