Kelvim Escobar vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Kelvim Escobar
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Kelvim Escobar a clear advantage over Phil Hughes across the core pitching metrics. Kelvim Escobar led in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 84), strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 103). Phil Hughes held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 93). Kelvim Escobar was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kelvim Escobar and Phil Hughes

Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
2.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1.21
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.6
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.54
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.15
49.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
695
4.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4521
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1507
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1461
8.73
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
3.65
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.17
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1310
7.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040
7.25
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.32
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6483
38.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.79
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
4.51
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5753
34.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.72
38.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Kelvim Escobar and Phil Hughes

Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
2.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1.21
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4521
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1507
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.78
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.28
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.41
96.41
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.523
0.523
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.15
49.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelvim Escobar and Phil Hughes

Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
8503.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
558.62
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
6.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.73
-15.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelvim Escobar
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA