Phil Hughes vs. Ron Locke — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Locke
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Locke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Locke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.645 compared to 4.52 and 1.324 for Phil Hughes. By the career numbers, Ron Locke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Ron Locke

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.44
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
9.65
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
10.02
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.79
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
40.94
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.83
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.01
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
35.93
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Ron Locke

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.44
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.18
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Ron Locke

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
25
1875
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.44
-32.88
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA