Ron Darling vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Ron Darling
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Phil Hughes a clear advantage over Ron Darling across the core pitching metrics. Phil Hughes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 91), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 88), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 86). Phil Hughes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ron Darling and Phil Hughes

Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.52
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.44
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.97
53.97
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
3.87
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7081
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360.1
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2244
8.56
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.91
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
3.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1590
6.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.37
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.22
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
38.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
4.34
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.36
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.28
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8899
33.93
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Ron Darling and Phil Hughes

Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7081
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360.1
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
1.49
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.14
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
2.31
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
2.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.88
93.88
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Darling and Phil Hughes

Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
396.71
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
519.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
50.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
24.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.46
19.2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.59
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.79
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
38.49
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
57.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.78
9.65
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
172.7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.47
3.47
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
64.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.97
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA