What years did Ed Hughes play?

Ed Hughes played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1906.

Was Ed Hughes a pitcher?

Yes. Ed Hughes pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 11 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ed Hughes hit?

Ed Hughes hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

Ed Hughes

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1902-1906)

W–L 3–2

ERA 4.78

WHIP 1.50

SO 11

Pitcher PIV -104.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 10/5/1880 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died: 10/11/1927 in McHenry, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1902-08-29
Last Game: 1906-05-31

Full name: Edward John Hughes

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	2	8	4	2	0	0	43.3	53	23	0	12	11	4.78	-104.7

Career ERA 4.78 vs. league average 2.75 across their career seasons — 73.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1905	BOS	AL	3	2	6	4	2	33.3	38	17	9	8	4.59	2.82 (-63%)	-104.7
1906	BOS	AL	0	0	2	0	0	10.0	15	6	3	3	5.40	2.68 (-102%)	-0.0
Career · 2 seasons			3	2	8	4	2	43.1	53	23	12	11	4.78	—	-105

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
9	21	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	.190	.190	.190	.381	0

Career AVG .190 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 24.9% below league average.

Career OBP .190 vs. league average .312 across their career seasons — 38.9% below league average.

Career SLG .190 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 41.7% below league average.

Career OPS .381 vs. league average .638 across their career seasons — 40.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1902	CHA	AL	1	4	0	1	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1905	BOS	AL	6	14	2	3	2	7	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1906	BOS	AL	2	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			9	21	2	4	2	9	.190	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	6	11	0	1	0	0	.091
Away	3	11	2	3	0	3	.273

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	5	19.2	30	0	7	5	0.00
Away	3	23.2	23	0	5	6	0.00

Last 9 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1906-05-31	BOS	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1906-05-18	BOS	CLE	L	2	0	0	0	1	0
1905-10-07	BOS	NYY	W	2	0	0	0	0	1
1905-09-27	BOS	CHW	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1905-09-20	BOS	MIN	W	4	1	2	2	0	0
1905-09-15	BOS	PHA	W	4	0	1	1	0	1
1905-09-11	BOS	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1905-09-04	BOS	NYY	L	3	1	0	0	0	3
1902-08-29	CHW	PHA	L	4	0	1	0	0	2

Last 8 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	SO
1906-05-31	BOS	MIN	—	3.0	2	1	0	1
1906-05-18	BOS	CLE	—	7.0	12	6	3	2
1905-10-07	BOS	NYY	W	4.0	8	8	0	1
1905-09-27	BOS	CHW	—	5.0	2	6	3	1
1905-09-20	BOS	MIN	W	9.0	5	1	1	0
1905-09-15	BOS	PHA	W	9.0	5	2	3	2
1905-09-11	BOS	MIN	L	0.2	6	4	1	0
1905-09-04	BOS	NYY	L	5.2	13	6	1	4

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	1	0	5	2	2	0
P	8	4	0	8	6	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1902	CHA	C	1	0	5	2	2
1905	BOS	P	6	4	0	5	5
1906	BOS	P	2	0	0	3	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	8
Catcher	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Hughes

What years did Ed Hughes play?: Ed Hughes played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1906.
Was Ed Hughes a pitcher?: Yes. Ed Hughes pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 11 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ed Hughes hit?: Ed Hughes hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.