Jim Hughey vs. Dan Petry — Career Comparison

Jim Hughey
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dan Petry built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Hughey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Petry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 4.87 and 1.576 for Jim Hughey. By the career numbers, Dan Petry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Hughey and Dan Petry

Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.3
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
1.6
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.01
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.26
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.71
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.61
26.61
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.93
77.93
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.89
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.22
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
4.87
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
3.95
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3023
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1007.2
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1271
11.35
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1984
8.58
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.35
11.35
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2.83
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
852
3.69
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
2.23
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
4.6
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.563
0.563
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.33
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.33
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.48
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4528
40.44
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8860
38.33
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
6.68
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
4.43
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.576
1.576
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4157
37.13
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7837
33.9
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.44
40.44
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Jim Hughey and Dan Petry

Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.29
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
1.6
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3024
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.24
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.75
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.45
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.31
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
2.3
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.61
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.99
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.43
86.43
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Hughey and Dan Petry

Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
145
202.33
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
538.6
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
82.33
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
75.35
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.19
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.4
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.4
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.98
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.95
23.66
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
93.49
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
133.95
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
41.86
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
30.7
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
71.16
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.71
21.92
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
23.33
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.19
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
47.44
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
59
82.33
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.29
7.29
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.77
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.4
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.4
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA