Phil Hughes vs. Dave LaRoche — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave LaRoche as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Hughes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 97), home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 72), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 93). Dave LaRoche held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 102). Role difference aside, Phil Hughes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Dave LaRoche

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.81
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
7.02
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4459
38.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Dave LaRoche

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.41
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.24
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.65
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Dave LaRoche

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
5562.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA