Eric Hacker vs. Tommy Hughes — Career Comparison

Eric Hacker
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Hughes
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Hacker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.462 compared to 4 and 1.722 for Eric Hacker. By the career numbers, Tommy Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Hacker and Tommy Hughes

Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.88
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.14
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.73
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.63
35.63
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.92
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2064
27
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
9
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
11
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
9.13
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.43
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.03
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
2.89
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
39.13
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
4.64
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
35.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2678
35.03
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Eric Hacker and Tommy Hughes

Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.257
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.11
11.11
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Hacker and Tommy Hughes

Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1800
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
389.74
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
546.15
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
64.1
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
58.97
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
8.78
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
69.23
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
82.05
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.82
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.9
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.93
-7.51
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.38
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
161.54
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.9
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.69
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA