What years did Jim Hughes play?

Jim Hughes played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1957.

Was Jim Hughes a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Hughes pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 165 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Hughes hit?

Jim Hughes hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.

Jim Hughes

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1952-1957)

W–L 15–13

ERA 3.83

WHIP 1.45

SO 165

Pitcher PIV -1928.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 3/21/1923 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died: 8/13/2001 in Palos Heights, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1952-09-13
Last Game: 1957-08-27

Full name: James Robert Hughes

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
15	13	172	1	0	0	39	296.0	278	126	30	152	165	3.83	-1928.8

Career ERA 3.83 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1952	BRO	NL	2	1	6	0	0	18.7	16	3	11	8	1.45	3.70 (+61%)	188.0
1953	BRO	NL	4	3	48	0	9	85.7	80	33	41	49	3.47	4.14 (+16%)	673.6
1954	BRO	NL	8	4	60	0	24	86.7	76	31	44	58	3.22	3.90 (+17%)	584.1
1955	BRO	NL	0	2	24	0	6	42.7	41	20	19	20	4.22	4.00 (-5%)	-1935.9
1956	BRO	NL	0	0	5	0	0	12.0	10	7	4	8	5.25	3.96 (-32%)	-396.4
1956	CHN	NL	1	3	25	1	0	45.3	43	26	30	20	5.16	3.96 (-30%)	-1042.2
1957	CHA	AL	0	0	4	0	0	5.0	12	6	3	2	10.80	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			15	13	172	1	39	296.0	278	126	152	165	3.83	—	-1,929

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
172	53	6	9	1	0	0	2	0	0	8	.170	.170	.189	.358	0

Career AVG .170 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 34.4% below league average.

Career OBP .170 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 48.6% below league average.

Career SLG .189 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 51.6% below league average.

Career OPS .358 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — 50.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1952	BRO	NL	6	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1953	BRO	NL	48	14	1	4	0	1	1	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1954	BRO	NL	60	16	3	3	0	0	3	.188	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	BRO	NL	24	10	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	BRO	NL	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	CHN	NL	25	7	2	2	1	1	0	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	CHA	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			172	53	6	9	1	2	8	.170	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1953	WS	BRO	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	4.0	3	1	1	3	2.25

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1953	WS	BRO	0	0	1	0	0	4.0	3	1	1	3	2.25

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	81	24	3	5	0	1	.208
Away	91	29	3	4	0	1	.138

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	81	141.1	129	46	75	80	2.93
Away	91	154.2	149	80	77	86	4.66

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H
1957-08-27	CHW	NYY	L	0	0	0
1957-08-17	CHW	DET	L	0	0	0
1957-08-16	CHW	DET	L	0	0	0
1957-08-11	CHW	DET	L	0	0	0
1956-09-21	CHC	ATL	L	0	0	0
1956-09-18	CHC	NY1	L	0	0	0
1956-09-03	CHC	STL	L	0	0	0
1956-08-29	CHC	BRO	L	1	1	1
1956-08-24	CHC	NY1	L	0	0	0
1956-08-23	CHC	NY1	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1957-08-27	CHW	NYY	—	1.0	4	3	3	1	1	0
1957-08-17	CHW	DET	—	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1957-08-16	CHW	DET	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1957-08-11	CHW	DET	—	2.0	4	2	2	1	1	0
1956-09-21	CHC	ATL	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0
1956-09-18	CHC	NY1	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1956-09-03	CHC	STL	L	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	0
1956-08-29	CHC	BRO	—	4.2	2	3	3	4	1	1
1956-08-24	CHC	NY1	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1956-08-23	CHC	NY1	—	0.1	4	3	0	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	172	1	16	34	3	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1952	BRO	P	6	0	0	1	0	0
1953	BRO	P	48	0	8	9	0	0
1954	BRO	P	60	0	4	10	2	1
1955	BRO	P	24	0	2	8	1	1
1956	BRO	P	5	0	1	0	0	0
1956	CHN	P	25	1	1	5	0	2
1957	CHA	P	4	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	172

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Hughes

What years did Jim Hughes play?: Jim Hughes played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1957.
Was Jim Hughes a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Hughes pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 165 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Hughes hit?: Jim Hughes hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.