Tommy Hughes vs. Tom Lee — Career Comparison

Tommy Hughes
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Lee
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Tommy Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Lee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 3.92 and 1.462 for Tommy Hughes. By the career numbers, Tom Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Hughes and Tom Lee

Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.88
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.08
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.14
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.02
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.73
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.65
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.63
35.63
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.42
60.42
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.91
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
3.92
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2064
27
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
9.13
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
9.47
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.43
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.03
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.37
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
2.89
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
5.11
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.831
0.831
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.4
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
39.13
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
40.18
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
4.64
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
7.05
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.05
7.05
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2678
35.03
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
37.81
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Tommy Hughes and Tom Lee

Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.03
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
813
27
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.03
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.73
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.25
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.76
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.69
84.69
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.677
2.677
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Hughes and Tom Lee

Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
389.74
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
145.95
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
546.15
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
572.97
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
25
64.1
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
140.54
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
23
58.97
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
129.73
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.42
8.78
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.72
41.71
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
27
69.23
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
151.35
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
82.05
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
167.57
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
23.08
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
59.46
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.82
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.86
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.93
-7.51
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.53
51.52
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.38
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.03
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
63
161.54
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.5
18.5
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.69
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA