Phil Hughes vs. Justin Topa — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Justin Topa
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Topa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin Topa led in home run suppression (HR9+ 279 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 103). Phil Hughes held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 144). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Justin Topa.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Justin Topa

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.96
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.79
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
9.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.54
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.47
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.54
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
7.25
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.76
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.136
1.136
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
38.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.16
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
4.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.66
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
35.3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Justin Topa

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.96
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.96
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.77
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.47
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.13
89.13
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Justin Topa

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
8700
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
89400
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
540
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.82
-54.69
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA