Phil Hughes vs. Ken Tatum — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Tatum
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Tatum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Tatum led in home run suppression (HR9+ 305 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 152 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 103). Phil Hughes held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 106). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ken Tatum.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Ken Tatum

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.93
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
3.73
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
4.97
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
37.76
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.34
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.28
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1032
32.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Ken Tatum

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.49
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.88
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.81
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.61
96.61
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Ken Tatum

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
176
2070.59
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
529.41
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.66
90.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
282.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
176.47
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.56
88.89
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
200
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA