Dory Dean vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Dory Dean
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Dory Dean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dory Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.603 compared to 4.52 and 1.324 for Phil Hughes. By the career numbers, Dory Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dory Dean and Phil Hughes

Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.89
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.89
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.73
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
262.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
13.6
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
9.65
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.6
13.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
2.18
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
43.07
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
9.18
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
42.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.07
43.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Dory Dean and Phil Hughes

Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.81
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.18
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.46
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.99
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.01
81.01
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dory Dean and Phil Hughes

Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
34
145.71
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
591.43
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
154.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
137.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.63
45.54
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
175.71
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
162.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
55.71
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.96
55.54
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
55.71
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
10.77
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA