Phil Hughes vs. Jose Melendez — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jose Melendez
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Melendez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Melendez led in run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 97), strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 103). Phil Hughes held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 157). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jose Melendez.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Jose Melendez

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.61
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.47
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
8.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
2.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
7.02
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.051
1.051
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
37.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.51
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
33.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Jose Melendez

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.43
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.31
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Jose Melendez

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
109
2422.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
8.61
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-19.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
18
400
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA