Jake Dunning vs. Tom Hughes — Career Comparison

Jake Dunning
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Hughes
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Dunning as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Dunning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 3.09 and 1.310 for Tom Hughes. By the career numbers, Jake Dunning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Dunning and Tom Hughes

Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
10.38
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
1.36
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.07
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.45
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.59
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.45
78.45
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.77
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
3.09
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7932
27
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
9
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.92
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2610
8.88
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.18
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.15
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
2.9
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
4.66
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.28
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.34
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
36.69
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11032
37.55
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.12
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.25
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
4.4
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.38
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
30.81
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10078
34.3
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.69
36.69
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jake Dunning and Tom Hughes

Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
10.38
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.7
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.67
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6477
27
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2159
9
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.45
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.73
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
2.81
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.42
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
3.53
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.08
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.26
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.33
92.33
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.919
1.919
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Dunning and Tom Hughes

Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
30
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
236.99
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1038
600
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
958
553.76
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
109.83
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.5
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.18
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.67
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.47
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
28.32
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.41
37.81
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
153.76
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
133.53
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
51.45
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
45.66
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
93.64
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.61
37.34
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.16
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
22.54
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
283
163.58
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
22.54
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.62
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.2
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.89
88.89