Nelson Cruz vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Hughes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 145), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 95), and home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 81). Role difference aside, Phil Hughes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Cruz and Phil Hughes

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.59
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.52
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
7.16
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
39.22
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
5.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.57
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1360
35.14
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Phil Hughes

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.427
0.427
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Phil Hughes

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
204
3221.05
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
7.9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.81
-12.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
189.47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA