Dick Hughes vs. Gregory Soto — Career Comparison

Dick Hughes
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gregory Soto
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dick Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Gregory Soto as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.78 and WHIP 1.005 compared to 4.26 and 1.456 for Gregory Soto. By the career numbers, Dick Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hughes and Gregory Soto

Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.99
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
9.3
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.59
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.81
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.97
68.97
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.61
30.61
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.33
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.78
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
4.26
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
922
27
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135
27
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
307.1
9
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378.1
9
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
6.47
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
8.33
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.85
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.81
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.23
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
4.59
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.35
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
6.74
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
9.75
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.594
1.594
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.98
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.74
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
35.29
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1686
40.11
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.59
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.96
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.97
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.71
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122
32.86
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1444
34.35
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Dick Hughes and Gregory Soto

Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.99
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
9.3
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
27
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135
27
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
9
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378.1
9
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.53
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.23
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.9
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.79
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.33
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.76
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.14
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.123
0.123
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hughes and Gregory Soto

Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
71
398.13
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
117300
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
600
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
549.53
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
67.29
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
67.29
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
8.59
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
67.29
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
84.11
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.25
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.22
-6.86
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
423.33
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
43
241.12
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
2.49
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.64
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Gregory Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Gregory Soto
Career
Per 600 PA