Phil Hughes vs. Dennis Leonard — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dennis Leonard
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Hughes and Dennis Leonard are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 97 for Phil Hughes and 98 for Dennis Leonard, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 103 and 100 respectively. If forced to pick, Dennis Leonard gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Dennis Leonard

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.28
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
0.59
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.44
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.6
57.6
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.42
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
3.7
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6561
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2187
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2137
8.79
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.83
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
2.56
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.16
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1323
5.44
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.21
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9149
37.65
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
4.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.34
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.66
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8328
34.27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Dennis Leonard

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.28
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6561
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2187
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.56
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.76
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.68
94.68
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Dennis Leonard

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.82
-54.69
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA