Dusty Hughes vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Dusty Hughes
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Dusty Hughes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.202 compared to 4.99 and 1.602 for Dusty Hughes. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dusty Hughes and Cliff Lee

Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.99
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
9.87
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
6.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.87
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
40.88
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
5.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.76
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
34.81
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Dusty Hughes and Cliff Lee

Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dusty Hughes and Cliff Lee

Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
80
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
600
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Dusty Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Dusty Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50