Phil Hughes vs. Jon Warden — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jon Warden
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Warden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jon Warden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 4.52 and 1.324 for Phil Hughes. By the career numbers, Jon Warden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Jon Warden

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.61
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.96
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.62
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.23
7.23
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.62
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
6.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
37.37
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.65
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.62
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
33.75
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Jon Warden

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.75
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.66
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.02
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.72
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.071
0.071
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Jon Warden

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
28
8400
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
540
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.82
-54.69
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA