Phil Hughes vs. Darrell May — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Phil Hughes a clear advantage over Darrell May across the core pitching metrics. Phil Hughes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 112), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 88), and home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 70). Darrell May held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 97). Phil Hughes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Darrell May

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.32
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.25
60.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.52
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
9.65
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.33
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
2.89
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Darrell May

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.32
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.82
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.36
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.29
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.25
60.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Darrell May

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
161
3331.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
4.49
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.99
-20.58
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA