Tom Drake vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Tom Drake
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Drake as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.52 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 6.13 and 1.941 for Tom Drake. By the career numbers, Phil Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Drake and Phil Hughes

Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.08
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.52
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
9.65
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.91
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.95
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.034
1.034
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
43.11
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.941
1.941
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
36.3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Tom Drake and Phil Hughes

Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3873
27
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1291
9
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.66
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.02
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.632
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Drake and Phil Hughes

Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1425
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
39.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
55.19
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA