Tom Hughes vs. Bryan King — Career Comparison

Tom Hughes
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bryan King
MillenialColoradoThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.071 compared to 3.09 and 1.310 for Tom Hughes. By the career numbers, Bryan King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Hughes and Bryan King

Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
1.36
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.16
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.07
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.45
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.59
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.45
78.45
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.77
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
3.09
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.67
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7932
27
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
27
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
9
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.1
9
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2610
8.88
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
7.63
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.18
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.05
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
2.9
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
4.66
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
9.64
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.28
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.34
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11032
37.55
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
36.64
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.25
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.72
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
4.4
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.67
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10078
34.3
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
33.68
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Tom Hughes and Bryan King

Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.7
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.16
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.67
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6477
27
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
27
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2159
9
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.1
9
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.45
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
2.81
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.27
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
3.53
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.24
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.26
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.14
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.33
92.33
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.919
1.919
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Hughes and Bryan King

Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
236.99
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
96
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1038
600
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
958
553.76
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
109.83
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.5
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.18
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.67
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.47
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
28.32
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.41
37.81
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
153.76
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
133.53
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
51.45
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
45.66
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
93.64
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.61
37.34
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.16
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
22.54
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
283
163.58
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
22.54
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.62
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.2
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.89
88.89
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA