Tommy Hughes vs. Bill James — Career Comparison

Tommy Hughes
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill James
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Tommy Hughes. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.28 vs 3.92) and WHIP (1.233 vs 1.462). By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Hughes and Bill James

Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.88
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.4
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.14
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.01
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.73
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.42
60.42
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.62
72.62
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.73
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
3.92
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.28
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2064
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
9.13
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
7.79
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.03
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.31
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
2.89
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.2
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2991
39.13
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2217
36.84
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
4.64
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.26
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2678
35.03
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1996
33.16
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Tommy Hughes and Bill James

Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.45
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Hughes and Bill James

Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
389.74
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
88
251.43
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
546.15
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
568.57
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
25
64.1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
131.43
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
23
58.97
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.42
8.78
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.16
34.74
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
27
69.23
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.71
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
32
82.05
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
23.08
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.82
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.71
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
35.9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.93
-7.51
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.98
39.94
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.56
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.38
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
63
161.54
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
125.71
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.9
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.69
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100