Pete Dowling vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Pete Dowling
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Dowling as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Dowling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 4.52 and 1.324 for Phil Hughes. By the career numbers, Pete Dowling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Dowling and Phil Hughes

Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.16
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.01
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.38
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.29
87.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.91
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.84
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2748
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
9.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
9.65
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
3.35
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
2.95
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4023
39.53
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
5.71
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3618
35.55
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Pete Dowling and Phil Hughes

Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.17
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2724
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
908
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.28
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.87
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.58
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
89.66
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Dowling and Phil Hughes

Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
118
187.3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
561.9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
111.11
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
85.71
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.87
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.94
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.59
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
25.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.54
37.37
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
147.62
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
141.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
44.44
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
46.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
88.89
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.83
37.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.52
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.63
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
120.63
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.97
4.97
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.94
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA