Phil Hughes vs. Tug McGraw — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tug McGraw
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Tug McGraw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Hughes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 102), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 88), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 84). Role difference aside, Phil Hughes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Tug McGraw

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.57
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.55
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.06
51.06
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
3.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
7.83
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.64
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
3.46
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.76
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1109
6.59
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.37
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6313
37.51
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.48
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.22
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
33.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Tug McGraw

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4545
27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1515
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.88
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.74
92.74
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Tug McGraw

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
2006.48
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
519.84
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
94.74
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.43
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
26.83
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
119.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
121.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.01
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
25.11
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
138.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
51.01
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA