Phil Hughes vs. Gary Lavelle — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gary Lavelle
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Lavelle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Lavelle led in home run suppression (HR9+ 146 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 97), and strikeout rate (K%+ 111 vs 102). Phil Hughes held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 87). Role difference aside, Gary Lavelle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Gary Lavelle

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
6.18
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.61
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.66
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.64
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.96
50.96
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.93
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
8.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
3.65
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.05
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
6.38
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4604
38.19
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.31
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.43
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.82
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4034
33.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Gary Lavelle

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
6.18
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
2.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.24
94.24
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Gary Lavelle

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
745
3492.19
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
520.31
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
42.19
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.81
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
4.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.56
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.44
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
42.19
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.91
-23.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
52
243.75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.63
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0