David Holmberg vs. Jay Hughes — Career Comparison

David Holmberg
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jay Hughes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Holmberg built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Hughes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.267 compared to 5.49 and 1.713 for David Holmberg. By the career numbers, Jay Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Holmberg and Jay Hughes

David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.84
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
1.11
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.43
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.06
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.69
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.33
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.48
67.48
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.92
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.49
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.02
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
9.93
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
8.31
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.26
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.19
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
3.1
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
4.96
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
3
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.678
0.678
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.27
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.05
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
42.49
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4539
37.55
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.83
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.02
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
4.26
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
35.2
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4111
34.01
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for David Holmberg and Jay Hughes

David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.84
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.13
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.43
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3576
27
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
9
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.81
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.9
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.19
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.58
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.22
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.5
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
3
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.392
0.392
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.647
2.647
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.25
37.25
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Holmberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Holmberg and Jay Hughes

David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
1530
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
177.38
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
538.1
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
117.86
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
83.33
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
20.24
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.71
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
34.52
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
10.22
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.14
52.54
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
170.24
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
166.67
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
79.76
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
65.48
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
141.67
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
8.39
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.8
55.72
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.38
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
46.43
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Holmberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.48
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.1
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
David Holmberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100