Phil Hughes vs. Harry McCormick — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry McCormick
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSyracuse StarsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry McCormick as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry McCormick posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.173 compared to 4.52 and 1.324 for Phil Hughes. By the career numbers, Harry McCormick had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Harry McCormick

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.05
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.59
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.41
41.41
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.03
99.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.98
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.66
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2652
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
922
9.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
2.18
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3781
38.49
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
5.07
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5088
35.47
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3666
37.32
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Harry McCormick

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.09
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2844
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.77
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
2.44
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.27
90.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.017
2.017
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Harry McCormick

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
110
153.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
588.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
119.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
105.8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.18
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.92
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
30.18
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
140.6
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
130.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.94
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
52.9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
97.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.89
31.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
38.98
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
15.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA