Jim Hughey vs. Saul Rogovin — Career Comparison

Jim Hughey
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Saul Rogovin
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Saul Rogovin 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. Saul Rogovin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.361 compared to 4.87 and 1.576 for Jim Hughey. By the career numbers, Saul Rogovin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Hughey and Saul Rogovin

Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.3
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.53
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.01
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.23
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.26
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.71
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.61
26.61
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.93
77.93
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.67
80.67
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.89
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.44
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
4.87
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.06
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3023
27
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1007.2
9
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
11.35
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
9.04
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.35
11.35
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.85
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2.83
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
3.14
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
2.23
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
3.95
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.563
0.563
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.788
0.788
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.33
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.48
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4528
40.44
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3764
38.34
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
6.68
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.43
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.576
1.576
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4157
37.13
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3446
35.1
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.44
40.44
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.34
38.34

Fielding Stats for Jim Hughey and Saul Rogovin

Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.29
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
5.22
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.43
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3024
27
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
776
27
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1008
9
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
258.2
9
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.24
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.98
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
1.75
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.56
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.31
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.49
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
2.3
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
7.03
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.99
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
6.54
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.43
86.43
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.07
93.07
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.538
1.538
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.253
1.253
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.33
27.33
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Hughey and Saul Rogovin

Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
145
202.33
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
278.31
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
600
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
332
600
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
538.6
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
542.17
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
82.33
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
97.59
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
75.35
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
41
74.1
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.19
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.07
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.4
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.4
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.42
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.98
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.49
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
16.95
23.66
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.76
32.09
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
67
93.49
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
131.93
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
133.95
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
135.54
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
41.86
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
52.41
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
22
30.7
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.37
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
71.16
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
90.36
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.71
21.92
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.44
27.91
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.19
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.61
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
47.44
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
34.34
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
82.33
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
64
115.66
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.29
7.29
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.19
5.19
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.77
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.88
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.04
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.4
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.42
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.61
Jim Hughey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.4
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.04
Jim Hughey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60