Jay Hughes vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Jay Hughes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth 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 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. 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 Steve Smyth

Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
1.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.06
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.69
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.33
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.48
67.48
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.92
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.02
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
8.31
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
3.1
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.46
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.678
0.678
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.27
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4539
37.55
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
4.26
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4111
34.01
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Jay Hughes and Steve Smyth

Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3576
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.81
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.19
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.22
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.22
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.647
2.647
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Hughes and Steve Smyth

Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
177.38
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
480
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
538.1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
117.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
83.33
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
20.24
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
34.52
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.14
52.54
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
170.24
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
166.67
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
79.76
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
65.48
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
141.67
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.8
55.72
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.43
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
76
90.48
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
6.63
6.63
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA