Davy Dunkle vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Davy Dunkle
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Davy Dunkle 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 5.02 and 1.580 for Davy Dunkle. By the career numbers, Phil Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Davy Dunkle and Phil Hughes

Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.64
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.17
36.17
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.05
77.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
5.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.52
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1263
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
10.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
9.65
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
3.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
2.97
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1887
40.34
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
6.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
36.43
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.34
40.34
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Davy Dunkle and Phil Hughes

Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.31
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1260
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.01
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.61
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.89
86.89
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.738
1.738
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.03
18.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Davy Dunkle and Phil Hughes

Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
62
220.12
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
582.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
110.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
102.96
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
23.37
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
117.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
124.26
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.91
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.31
22.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
127.81
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.55
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA