Phil Hughes vs. Doc Landis — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Doc Landis
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Landis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Landis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 4.52 and 1.324 for Phil Hughes. By the career numbers, Doc Landis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Doc Landis

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.05
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.73
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.27
29.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1077
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
9.65
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
10.7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
2.18
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.86
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1592
39.91
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
6.69
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1543
38.68
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Doc Landis

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.19
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1365
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.81
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.26
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.91
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.09
89.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Doc Landis

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
53
167.37
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
590.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
97.89
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.68
17.94
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
104.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
110.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
34.74
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
34.74
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
14.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA