Ron Davis vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Davis 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 85), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 67). Ron Davis held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 102). Role difference aside, Phil Hughes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Davis and Phil Hughes

Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.57
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.64
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
4.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
8.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
3.62
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
7.2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3217
38.78
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.68
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2826
34.06
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Ron Davis and Phil Hughes

Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.42
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Davis and Phil Hughes

Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
290
8700
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
540
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.82
-54.69
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA