Mickey Hughes vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Mickey Hughes
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn BridegroomsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth built a career as a starting pitcher and Mickey Hughes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mickey Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Mickey Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mickey Hughes and Steve Smyth

Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.01
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.56
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.4
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.21
58.21
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.22
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1871
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623.2
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
8.57
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.39
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.46
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
3.61
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.46
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.32
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2706
39.05
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
5.56
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2449
35.34
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.05
39.05
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Mickey Hughes and Steve Smyth

Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.88
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.26
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.22
89.22
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.935
1.935
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mickey Hughes and Steve Smyth

Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
171.1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
480
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
568.06
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
77.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
66.16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.41
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.41
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
17.94
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
88.97
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
109.51
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
41.06
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
38.78
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
79.85
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.55
8.1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
9.2
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
31.94
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
49
111.79
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
5.37
5.37
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.84
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.84
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA