Dick Hughes vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Dick Hughes
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Cecil Upshaw 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 3.13 and 1.371 for Cecil Upshaw. 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 Cecil Upshaw

Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.99
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.59
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.97
68.97
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.78
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
3.13
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
922
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
307.1
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
6.47
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
8.71
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.85
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.59
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.23
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.83
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.35
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
6.74
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
5.16
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
35.29
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2362
37.76
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.96
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
3.52
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122
32.86
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2137
34.16
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Dick Hughes and Cecil Upshaw

Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.99
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.53
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.45
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.23
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.63
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.79
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.24
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.76
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.08
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hughes and Cecil Upshaw

Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
71
398.13
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
600
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
549.53
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
67.29
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
78.26
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
67.29
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
71.74
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
8.59
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
20.14
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
67.29
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
15
84.11
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Dick Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.25
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.22
-6.86
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
15.41
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
43
241.12
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
33.64
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA