Phil Hughes vs. Tony Watson — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tony Watson
MillenialIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Watson 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 125), strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 93). Tony Watson held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Phil Hughes.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Tony Watson

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.61
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.65
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.84
61.84
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.44
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
7.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.87
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
2.42
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
7.25
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
7.91
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2620
36.37
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.51
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.87
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2368
32.87
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.37
36.37

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Tony Watson

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.56
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.37
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.03
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.93
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.21
95.21
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Tony Watson

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
290
8700
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
689
37581.82
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
6.09
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-4.89
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.57
1.57
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA