Jim Ellis vs. Tommy Hughes — Career Comparison

Jim Ellis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Hughes
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Ellis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Ellis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.864 compared to 3.92 and 1.462 for Tommy Hughes. By the career numbers, Jim Ellis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Ellis and Tommy Hughes

Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.09
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.88
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.14
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.73
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.86
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
3.92
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2064
27
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
9
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.05
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
9.13
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.91
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.03
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.27
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
2.89
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
40.91
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
39.13
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.05
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.27
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
4.64
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
36
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2678
35.03
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Jim Ellis and Tommy Hughes

Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.09
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
27
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.257
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Ellis and Tommy Hughes

Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
857.14
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
389.74
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
546.15
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
64.1
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
58.97
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
32.31
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.42
8.78
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
69.23
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
82.05
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.82
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.9
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
30.42
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.93
-7.51
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.38
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
161.54
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.9
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.69
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA