Jay Hughes vs. Jack Leiter — Career Comparison

Jay Hughes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Leiter
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Leiter 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 4.8 and 1.361 for Jack Leiter. By the career numbers, Jay Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Hughes and Jack Leiter

Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
1.11
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.83
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.06
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.68
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.69
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.33
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.62
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.48
67.48
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.92
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.02
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.8
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
27
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004
8.31
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
8.22
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.2
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
3.1
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.04
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
3
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
8.6
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.678
0.678
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.27
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.62
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4539
37.55
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
39.35
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
4.26
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.19
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4111
34.01
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
34.59
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Jay Hughes and Jack Leiter

Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.13
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.83
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.68
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3576
27
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
27
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
9
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.81
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.82
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.19
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.22
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.39
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
3
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.35
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.647
2.647
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Hughes and Jack Leiter

Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
177.38
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
23400
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
538.1
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
117.86
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
83.33
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
20.24
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.71
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
34.52
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.14
52.54
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
170.24
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
166.67
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
79.76
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
65.48
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
141.67
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.8
55.72
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.43
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.48
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.1
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA