Phil Hughes vs. Masahiro Tanaka — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
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Masahiro Tanaka
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The numbers give Masahiro Tanaka a clear advantage over Phil Hughes across the core pitching metrics. Masahiro Tanaka led in run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 97), home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 84), and strikeout rate (K%+ 111 vs 102). Phil Hughes held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 154). Masahiro Tanaka was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Masahiro Tanaka

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.49
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.47
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.48
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.61
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.9
62.9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.43
99.43
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.74
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3163
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1054.1
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
8.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.33
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
1.36
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
2.18
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.78
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
7.25
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
8.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4299
36.7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
4.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.19
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.61
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4032
34.42
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Masahiro Tanaka

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.49
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.47
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.48
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3163
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1054.1
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.58
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.14
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.76
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.95
97.95
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.76
72.76
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.43
99.43
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Masahiro Tanaka

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
174
3600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
558.62
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
1.52
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.81
-37.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
12
248.28
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA