Tommy Hughes vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Tommy Hughes
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Cecil Upshaw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cecil Upshaw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.371 compared to 3.92 and 1.462 for Tommy Hughes. By the career numbers, Cecil Upshaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Hughes and Cecil Upshaw

Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.88
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.73
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.58
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
3.92
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.13
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2064
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
9.13
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
8.71
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.43
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.59
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.03
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.83
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
2.89
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
5.16
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2991
39.13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2362
37.76
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
4.64
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2678
35.03
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2137
34.16
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Tommy Hughes and Cecil Upshaw

Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
27
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563.1
9
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.45
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.63
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.24
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.08
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.257
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.374
0.374
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Hughes and Cecil Upshaw

Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
152
389.74
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
546.15
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
64.1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
78.26
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
58.97
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
71.74
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.42
8.78
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
20.14
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
69.23
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
82.05
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.82
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.93
-7.51
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
15.41
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.38
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
63
161.54
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
35.9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.69
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA