Phil Hughes vs. Mike Leake — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Leake
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold Glove

The numbers give Phil Hughes a clear advantage over Mike Leake across the core pitching metrics. Phil Hughes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 146), strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 90). Mike Leake held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 97). Phil Hughes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Mike Leake

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.48
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.48
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.72
51.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5487
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1829
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1940
9.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
2.18
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.98
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1231
6.06
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7693
37.86
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.26
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.93
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7118
35.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Mike Leake

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.48
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5487
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1829
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.34
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
2.48
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
2.39
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.24
96.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Mike Leake

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338
369.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
485
530.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
101.64
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
74.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.56
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
27.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.78
31.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
143.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
121.31
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
50.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
34.97
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
78.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.58
26.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.49
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
214.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
50.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA