Phil Hughes vs. Dave Leiper — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Leiper
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Leiper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Leiper led in home run suppression (HR9+ 200 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 139 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 103). Phil Hughes held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 121). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dave Leiper.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Dave Leiper

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
8.55
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.98
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
9.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.81
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
3.69
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.86
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1212
39.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
4.56
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.84
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1059
34.28
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Dave Leiper

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
8.55
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.72
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.17
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Dave Leiper

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
8700
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
39600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
540
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA