Phil Hughes vs. Chuck Taylor — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chuck Taylor
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Chuck Taylor 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 134), strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 98). Chuck Taylor held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 84). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Phil Hughes.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Chuck Taylor

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
4.52
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1821
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
8.54
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.64
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.18
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.732
0.732
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2471
36.64
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.97
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2241
33.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Chuck Taylor

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
4.52
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1820
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
606.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.53
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.44
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.97
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.95
97.95
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Chuck Taylor

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
1591.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
526.96
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
83.48
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.87
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.22
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
19.77
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
114.78
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
99.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
78.26
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.22
11.59
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.65
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
177.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
57.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.43
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA