Al Downing vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Phil Hughes comes out ahead of Al Downing in this starter comparison. Phil Hughes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 91), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 99). Al Downing held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 84). The edge goes to Phil Hughes.

Pitching Stats for Al Downing and Phil Hughes

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.26
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.42
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.48
53.48
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.7
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1639
6.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.31
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Al Downing and Phil Hughes

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.26
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.07
96.07
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Downing and Phil Hughes

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
531.77
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
67.49
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
54.88
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.61
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.95
14.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
85.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
94.93
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
26.7
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
63.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
217.31
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
39.31
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA