Jared Hughes vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Jared Hughes
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Jared 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 65), walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 120), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 91). Jared Hughes held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Cliff Lee.

Pitching Stats for Jared Hughes and Cliff Lee

Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
9.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.57
53.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
2.96
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1624
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
541.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
7.98
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.78
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
3.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
6.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.48
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.67
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2247
37.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
3.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.45
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1977
32.87
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.36
37.36
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Jared Hughes and Cliff Lee

Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
9.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1624
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
541.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.81
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.84
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.91
95.91
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jared Hughes and Cliff Lee

Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
36133.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-55.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Jared Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Jared Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50