Phil Hughes vs. Joey Long — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joey Long
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Joey Long as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.52 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 8.18 and 2.364 for Joey Long. By the career numbers, Phil Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Joey Long

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.52
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.18
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
9.65
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
13.91
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.91
13.91
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
49.09
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
40.91
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Joey Long

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.95
97.95
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Joey Long

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.82
-54.69
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA