Phil Hughes vs. Brad Thompson — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brad Thompson
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Thompson 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 137), strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 60), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 94). Brad Thompson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 84). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Phil Hughes.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Brad Thompson

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.46
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.92
15.92
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
405.1
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
9.65
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
9.84
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
2.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
4.22
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1757
39.01
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.42
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
4.88
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.29
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1580
35.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Brad Thompson

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.46
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
405.1
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.73
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.18
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.93
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.91
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.95
97.95
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.92
15.92
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Brad Thompson

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
203
1715.49
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
473.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
18.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
101.41
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
19.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
228.17
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.63
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
109.86
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100