Jack Egan vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Jack Egan
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Egan 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 10.8 and 2.000 for Jack Egan. By the career numbers, Phil Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Egan and Phil Hughes

Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.52
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
9.65
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.33
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Jack Egan and Phil Hughes

Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.95
97.95
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Egan and Phil Hughes

Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
5.31
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
2.81
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA