Jack Easton vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Jack Easton
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Easton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Easton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 4.52 and 1.324 for Phil Hughes. By the career numbers, Jack Easton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Easton and Phil Hughes

Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.79
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1567
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
522.1
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
8.58
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
4.51
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
4.24
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2360
40.66
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
6.2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.29
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Jack Easton and Phil Hughes

Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.32
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
609
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.61
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.08
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.13
88.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.584
1.584
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Easton and Phil Hughes

Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
86
198.46
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
549.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
96.92
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
78.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.54
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.92
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.48
38.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
122.31
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
143.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
71.54
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
46.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
117.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.18
37.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
36.92
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
46.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.62
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
34.62
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
34.62
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA