Victor Cruz vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Victor Cruz
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Victor Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Victor Cruz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 166 vs 102), run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 103). Phil Hughes held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Victor Cruz.

Pitching Stats for Victor Cruz and Phil Hughes

Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.21
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.93
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
4.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
8.24
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
7.25
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144
37.99
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.73
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.63
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
32.05
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Victor Cruz and Phil Hughes

Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.21
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.02
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.86
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Victor Cruz and Phil Hughes

Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
22440
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
8700
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.4
-48.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA