Alex Hardy vs. Tommy Hughes — Career Comparison

Alex Hardy
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows 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 Alex Hardy 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 4.34 and 1.448 for Alex Hardy. By the career numbers, Tommy Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Hardy and Tommy Hughes

Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.32
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.88
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.32
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.14
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.73
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.42
60.42
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.34
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.92
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2064
27
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
9
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
9.44
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
9.13
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.59
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.03
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
2.89
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.769
0.769
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
38.52
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2991
39.13
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.48
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
4.64
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
34.74
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2678
35.03
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Alex Hardy and Tommy Hughes

Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.31
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
27
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.25
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.63
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.44
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Hardy and Tommy Hughes

Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
182.61
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
389.74
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
546.15
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
64.1
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
58.97
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
46.02
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.42
8.78
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
69.23
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
82.05
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
23.08
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.82
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.9
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
49.39
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.93
-7.51
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.56
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.38
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
63
161.54
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.67
7.67
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.9
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.69
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA