Phil Hughes vs. Jay Witasick — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jay Witasick
Gen XMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Witasick as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Witasick led in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 97), and strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 102). Phil Hughes held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 90). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jay Witasick.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Jay Witasick

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.98
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.69
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.5
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.84
43.84
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.83
13.83
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.52
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
4.64
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
9.54
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.19
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
4.48
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.36
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
7.25
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
7.94
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
38.31
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3298
40.59
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.24
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
5.28
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.25
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.89
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2850
35.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Jay Witasick

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.98
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.69
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.32
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.8
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.23
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.12
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
91
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.83
13.83
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Jay Witasick

Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
5400
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
560
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.98
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.71
-36.1
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
22
293.33
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
2.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA