Phil Hughes vs. Derek Lowe — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Derek Lowe
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes and Derek Lowe 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 94 for Derek Lowe, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 103 and 103 respectively. If forced to pick, Phil Hughes gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Derek Lowe

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
2.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.59
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.36
55.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.29
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
4.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2759
9.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.73
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
794
2.68
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1722
5.8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.19
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.26
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11358
38.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.57
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
4.49
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.34
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.19
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.06
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10330
34.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Derek Lowe

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
2.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.74
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.53
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.36
55.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Derek Lowe

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
682
766.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
489.89
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
73.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
57.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.61
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.73
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.53
18.58
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
91.01
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
105.62
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.71
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
28.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
60.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.81
13.26
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.58
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
144.94
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
75.28
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.87
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100