Tom Hughes

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1900-1913)

Tom Hughes was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1900 to 1913 for 5 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 14 seasons. Across 399 career appearances, he went 132-174 with a 3.09 ERA and 1,368 strikeouts. He also batted .198 with 6 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6604.0.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 132–174
ERA 3.09
WHIP 1.31
SO 1,368
Pitcher PIV 6604.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 175 lb
Born
11/29/1878 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died
2/8/1956 in Chicago, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1900-09-07
Last Game
1913-10-03

Full name: Thomas James Hughes

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tom Hughes — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
132 174 399 313 227 25 15 2644.0 2,610 909 52 853 1,368 3.09 6604.0

Career ERA 3.09 vs. league average 2.95 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tom Hughes (b. 1878) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1900 CHN NL 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 21.0 31 12 7 12 5.14 3.68 (-40%) 456.0
1901 CHN NL 10 23 37 35 32 1 0 308.1 309 111 115 225 3.24 3.49 (+7%) 4692.3
1902 BLA AL 7 5 13 13 12 1 0 108.1 120 47 32 45 3.90 3.17 (-23%) 424.3
1902 BOS AL 3 3 9 8 4 0 0 49.1 51 18 24 15 3.28 3.17 (-3%) -504.0
1903 BOS AL 20 7 33 31 25 5 0 244.2 232 70 60 112 2.57 3.10 (+17%) 1021.0
1904 NYA AL 7 11 19 18 12 1 0 136.1 141 56 48 75 3.70 2.66 (-39%) -379.1
1904 WS1 AL 3 12 16 14 14 0 0 124.1 133 48 34 48 3.47 2.66 (-31%) -1151.4
1905 WS1 AL 17 20 39 35 26 6 0 291.1 239 76 79 149 2.35 2.82 (+17%) 2079.1
1906 WS1 AL 7 17 30 24 18 1 0 204.0 230 82 81 90 3.62 2.68 (-35%) -1895.9
1907 WS1 AL 7 14 34 23 18 2 4 211.0 206 73 47 102 3.11 2.50 (-25%) 2140.8
1908 WS1 AL 18 15 43 31 24 3 4 276.1 224 68 77 165 2.21 2.40 (+8%) 3102.1
1909 WS1 AL 4 7 22 13 7 2 1 120.1 113 36 33 77 2.69 2.55 (-6%) 1638.7
1911 WS1 AL 11 17 34 27 17 2 0 223.0 251 86 77 86 3.47 3.37 (-3%) -858.9
1912 WS1 AL 13 10 31 26 11 1 0 196.0 201 64 78 108 2.94 3.36 (+13%) -1077.6
1913 WS1 AL 4 12 36 12 4 0 6 129.2 129 62 61 59 4.30 3.07 (-40%) -3083.3
Career · 15 seasons 132 174 399 313 227 25 15 2,644.0 2,610 909 853 1,368 3.09 — 6,604

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

Tom Hughes — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
410 958 89 190 28 15 6 79 8 39 283 .198 .231 .278 .509 -2,424

Career AVG .198 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 22.7% below league average.

Career OBP .231 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 27.0% below league average.

Career SLG .278 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 16.9% below league average.

Career OPS .509 vs. league average .651 across their career seasons — 21.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Tom Hughes (b. 1878) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1900 CHN NL 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1901 CHN NL 38 118 7 14 1 0 0 5 3 2 41 .119 .271 (-56%) .326 (-59%) .359 (-65%) .686 (-62%) -1113.9
1902 BLA AL 13 43 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 1 13 .140 — — — — 0.0
1902 BOS AL 12 30 7 11 1 0 0 3 2 2 6 .367 — — — — 0.0
1903 BOS AL 33 93 14 26 4 2 1 13 1 3 24 .280 .261 (+7%) .316 (-2%) .345 (+15%) .662 (+7%) 67.9
1904 NYA AL 22 54 7 13 2 1 0 2 1 1 20 .241 .246 (-2%) .300 (-15%) .321 (-2%) .622 (-9%) -83.1
1904 WS1 AL 18 57 5 13 3 2 1 10 0 2 14 .228 .246 (-8%) .300 (-15%) .321 (+26%) .622 (+6%) -83.1
1905 WS1 AL 39 104 11 22 4 2 1 10 1 6 32 .212 .248 (-15%) .307 (-17%) .322 (-2%) .629 (-9%) -167.1
1906 WS1 AL 30 66 7 14 1 2 1 4 0 3 12 .212 .247 (-14%) .307 (-20%) .315 (+6%) .622 (-7%) -93.4
1907 WS1 AL 36 80 6 19 4 0 1 9 0 2 24 .237 .245 (-3%) .304 (-16%) .308 (+5%) .613 (-5%) -87.4
1908 WS1 AL 43 87 7 17 1 3 0 7 0 3 23 .195 .240 (-19%) .298 (-26%) .306 (-10%) .605 (-18%) -244.6
1909 WS1 AL 22 36 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 10 .083 — — — — 0.0
1911 WS1 AL 34 81 5 15 1 1 1 5 0 1 24 .185 .266 (-31%) .336 (-42%) .356 (-27%) .693 (-34%) -454.7
1912 WS1 AL 31 67 9 13 3 1 0 7 0 6 25 .194 .268 (-28%) .335 (-22%) .358 (-25%) .694 (-24%) -256.0
1913 WS1 AL 36 36 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 3 14 .111 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 410 958 89 190 28 15 6 79 8 39 283 .198 — — — — -2,515

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

Tom Hughes — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tom Hughes — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1903 WS BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tom Hughes — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 1 1 0 2.0 4 2 2 0 9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tom Hughes — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1903 WS BOS 0 1 1 1 0 2.0 4 2 2 0 9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tom Hughes — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2104754495144.200
Away2014874695529.195

Pitching — Home / Away

Tom Hughes — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2051385.213952964127231.92
Away1941245.112212984466552.15

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tom Hughes — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1913-10-03 MINBOSW 000000000
1913-09-13 MINCHWL 000000000
1913-09-11 MINCLEW 100000000
1913-09-04 MINNYYL 000000000
1913-08-25 MINCHWL 000000000
1913-08-23 MINSLAW 000000000
1913-08-17 MINDETL 000000000
1913-08-15 MINDETW 000000000
1913-08-11 MINCLEL 000000000
1913-08-04 MINCHWL 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tom Hughes — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1913-10-03 MINBOS — 2.0400020
1913-09-13 MINCHW — 3.0311001
1913-09-11 MINCLE SV 2.0100010
1913-09-04 MINNYY — 2.0100110
1913-08-25 MINCHW — 2.0222010
1913-08-23 MINSLA SV 1.0100020
1913-08-17 MINDET — 0.2141200
1913-08-15 MINDET SV 0.1000010
1913-08-11 MINCLE — 1.0443110
1913-08-04 MINCHW — 4.0000030

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tom Hughes — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 9 3 12 0 2 0
P 399 158 96 675 63 19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tom Hughes — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1900 CHN P 3 0 0 6 0 0
1901 CHN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1901 CHN P 37 0 12 58 6 4
1902 BLA P 13 0 7 32 0 1
1902 BOS OF 3 0 2 0 1 0
1902 BOS P 9 0 4 13 3 0
1903 BOS P 33 0 7 52 3 3
1904 NYA OF 3 2 8 0 1 0
1904 NYA P 19 18 4 32 2 0
1904 WS1 OF 2 1 2 0 0 0
1904 WS1 P 16 14 7 37 4 1
1905 WS1 P 39 35 9 69 5 0
1906 WS1 P 30 24 6 43 5 1
1907 WS1 P 34 23 6 61 1 0
1908 WS1 P 43 31 8 87 11 4
1909 WS1 P 22 13 2 36 6 0
1911 WS1 P 34 0 8 51 5 3
1912 WS1 P 31 0 6 57 7 1
1913 WS1 P 36 0 10 41 5 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Tom Hughes (b. 1878) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 399
Left Field 3
Center Field 4
Right Field 3

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Career Spans

Tom Hughes (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bob Groom
    119-150, 3.10 ERA
  2. 75
    Bob Rush
    127-152, 3.65 ERA
  3. 75
    Bill Doak
    169-157, 2.98 ERA
  4. 74
    Claude Passeau
    162-150, 3.32 ERA
  5. 71
    Rube Benton
    150-144, 3.09 ERA
  6. 71
    Earl Hamilton
    116-147, 3.16 ERA

Tom Hughes: the record in brief

September 7, 1900 and October 3, 1913 bracket Tom Hughes's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Chicago Orphans (1900 to 1901), the Baltimore Orioles (1902), the Boston Americans (1902 through 1903), the New York Highlanders (1904), and the Washington Senators (1904 through 1913). Hughes, a pitcher by primary position, batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 1 inch and 175 pounds. Hughes was born on November 29, 1878, in Chicago, IL, USA. Hughes died on February 8, 1956, in Chicago, IL, USA. Hughes's full given name, per the bio, is Thomas James Hughes.

Hughes's career pitching line is 132 wins, 174 losses and a 3.09 ERA over 399 appearances. Also on Hughes's record: 1,368 strikeouts, 227 complete games, 25 shutouts, and 15 saves. Hughes's 3.09 ERA was close to the 2.95 league figure for those seasons. Hughes won 20 games in 1903, the most of any season listed. 1901 produced Hughes's most strikeouts, 225.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Hughes

What years did Tom Hughes play?
Tom Hughes played in Major League Baseball from 1900 to 1913.
Was Tom Hughes a pitcher?
Yes. Tom Hughes pitched in the major leagues, recording 132 wins and 1368 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tom Hughes hit?
Tom Hughes hit 6 career home runs with 190 hits.
What teams did Tom Hughes play for?
Tom Hughes played for 4 teams: the Chicago Orphans (1900–1901), the New York Highlanders (1902, 1904), the Boston Americans (1902–1903), and the Washington Senators (1904–1909, 1911–1913).
What were Tom Hughes's career stats?
In 399 games, Tom Hughes went 132-174 with a 3.09 ERA, 1,368 strikeouts, 2,644.0 innings pitched, and 15 saves. At the plate he had 190 hits and 6 home runs.
What position did Tom Hughes play?
Tom Hughes played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tom Hughes and how much did he weigh?
Tom Hughes was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 175 pounds.
What was Tom Hughes's career ERA?
Tom Hughes finished with a 3.09 career ERA, going 132-174 with 1,368 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Tom Hughes have?
Tom Hughes recorded 1,368 career strikeouts.
Is Tom Hughes in the Hall of Fame?
No. Tom Hughes has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.