Phil Hughes
Born: 6/24/1986 in Mission Viejo, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2007-04-26 | Final Game: 2018-08-08
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'5" | Weight: 240 lbs
Full name: Philip Joseph Hughes
Biography
Phil Hughes was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 2007 to 2018. Born in 1986, Hughes made a significant impact in Major League Baseball during his tenure, primarily known for his time with the New York Yankees. He achieved a career record of 88-79 and maintained an earned run average (ERA) of 4.52 while amassing 1,040 strikeouts. Notably, Hughes was selected as an All-Star once, underscoring his recognition among peers and fans alike.
Hughes was characterized by his sharp breaking pitches and a strong fastball, which he utilized effectively throughout his career. His performance contributed to the Yankees' pitching staff, especially during the late 2000s and early 2010s, an era marked by the team's pursuit of championships. In addition to his role as a starter, Hughes also demonstrated versatility on the mound, recording three saves during his career. He retired with a solid legacy, having navigated the challenges of professional baseball and left a lasting impression on the teams he played for.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 79 | 290 | 211 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1291.0 | 1384 | 648 | 191 | 313 | 1040 | 4.52 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NYY | AL | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.7 | 64 | 36 | 29 | 58 | 4.46 | - |
| 2008 | NYY | AL | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 43 | 25 | 15 | 23 | 6.62 | - |
| 2009 | NYY | AL | 8 | 3 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 86.0 | 68 | 29 | 28 | 96 | 3.03 | - |
| 2010 | NYY | AL | 18 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176.3 | 162 | 82 | 58 | 146 | 4.19 | - |
| 2011 | NYY | AL | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 74.7 | 84 | 48 | 27 | 47 | 5.79 | - |
| 2012 | NYY | AL | 16 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 191.3 | 196 | 89 | 46 | 165 | 4.19 | - |
| 2013 | NYY | AL | 4 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.7 | 170 | 84 | 42 | 121 | 5.19 | - |
| 2014 | MIN | AL | 16 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 209.7 | 221 | 82 | 16 | 186 | 3.52 | 5960.5 |
| 2015 | MIN | AL | 11 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 155.3 | 184 | 76 | 16 | 94 | 4.40 | -2951.4 |
| 2016 | MIN | AL | 1 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59.0 | 76 | 39 | 13 | 34 | 5.95 | -1327.0 |
| 2017 | MIN | AL | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.7 | 72 | 35 | 13 | 38 | 5.87 | -1455.4 |
| 2018 | MIN | AL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6.75 | -1056.1 |
| 2018 | SDP | NL | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.7 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 24 | 6.10 | - |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 290 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NYY | AL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | NYY | AL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | NYY | AL | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | NYY | AL | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | NYY | AL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | NYY | AL | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | NYY | AL | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | MIN | AL | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | MIN | AL | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | MIN | AL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | MIN | AL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | MIN | AL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | SDP | NL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ALCS | NYA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2012 | ALDS1 | NYA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | ALDS1 | NYA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2010 | ALCS | NYA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2010 | ALDS2 | NYA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | WS | NYA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | ALDS1 | NYA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | ALCS | NYA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | ALDS2 | NYA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 39.7 | 41 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 4.54 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ALCS | NYA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
| 2012 | ALDS1 | NYA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1.35 |
| 2011 | ALDS1 | NYA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 2010 | ALCS | NYA | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8.7 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11.42 |
| 2010 | ALDS2 | NYA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.00 |
| 2009 | ALCS | NYA | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.38 |
| 2009 | ALDS1 | NYA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 |
| 2009 | WS | NYA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16.20 |
| 2007 | ALDS2 | NYA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.59 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 290 | 211 | 49 | 94 | 3 | 4 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NYA | P | 13 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | NYA | P | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NYA | P | 51 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | NYA | P | 31 | 29 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | NYA | P | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | NYA | P | 32 | 32 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | NYA | P | 30 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | MIN | P | 32 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | MIN | P | 27 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | MIN | P | 12 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | MIN | P | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | MIN | P | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | SDN | P | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 290 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MIN | AL | $9,200,000 |
| 2015 | MIN | AL | $9,200,000 |
| 2014 | MIN | AL | $8,000,000 |
| 2013 | NYA | AL | $7,150,000 |
| 2012 | NYA | AL | $3,200,000 |
| 2011 | NYA | AL | $2,700,000 |
| 2010 | NYA | AL | $447,000 |
| 2008 | NYA | AL | $406,350 |
| Total Career Earnings | $40,303,350 | ||
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Cy Young Award | AL | 7th | 6.0 | 210 | 0 |