Jay Hughes vs. Sam Page — Career Comparison

Jay Hughes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Page
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Page 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 6.95 and 2.227 for Sam Page. 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 Sam Page

Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
1.11
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.64
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.06
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.69
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.33
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.48
67.48
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.92
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.02
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.95
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.95
6.95
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
8.31
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
13.91
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.91
13.91
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
3.1
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.14
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
3
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.5
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.678
0.678
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.27
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4539
37.55
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
47.05
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
4.26
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.05
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.227
2.227
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4111
34.01
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
40.91
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.05
47.05

Fielding Stats for Jay Hughes and Sam Page

Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.13
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3576
27
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
9
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.81
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.19
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.22
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
3
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.647
2.647
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Hughes and Sam Page

Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
177.38
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
538.1
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
117.86
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
83.33
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
20.24
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.71
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
34.52
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.14
52.54
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
69.43
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
170.24
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
166.67
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
79.76
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
65.48
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
141.67
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.8
55.72
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
96
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
46.43
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.48
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.1
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA