Phil Hughes vs. Juan Marichal — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Juan Marichal
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Phil Hughes a clear advantage over Juan Marichal across the core pitching metrics. Phil Hughes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 155), strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 98). Juan Marichal held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 97). Phil Hughes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Juan Marichal

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.61
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
0.62
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.12
63.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1126
2.89
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10522
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3507.1
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3153
8.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
2.18
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.82
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2303
5.91
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14236
36.53
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
3.41
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.11
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13417
34.43
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Juan Marichal

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10522
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3507.1
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
0.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.48
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
2.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
2.23
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
94.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.843
1.843
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Juan Marichal

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475
212.85
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1339
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1221
547.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
90.52
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
74.83
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
12.99
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.79
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
15.68
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.72
20.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
110.68
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
108.44
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
32.71
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
33.61
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
64.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.22
13.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
120.54
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
4.98
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
31.81
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.14
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
20
8.96
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57