Tom Hughes

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

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

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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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 0 308.3 309 111 115 225 3.24 3.49 (+7%) 4692.3
1902 BLA AL 7 5 13 13 12 1 0 108.3 120 47 32 45 3.90 3.17 (-23%) 424.3
1902 BOS AL 3 3 9 8 4 0 0 49.3 51 18 24 15 3.28 3.17 (-3%) -504.0
1903 BOS AL 20 7 33 31 25 5 0 244.7 232 70 60 112 2.57 3.10 (+17%) 1021.0
1904 NYA AL 7 11 19 18 12 1 0 136.3 141 56 48 75 3.70 2.66 (-39%) -379.1
1904 WS1 AL 3 12 16 14 14 0 0 124.3 133 48 34 48 3.47 2.66 (-31%) -1151.4
1905 WS1 AL 17 20 39 35 26 6 0 291.3 239 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 4 276.3 224 68 77 165 2.21 2.40 (+8%) 3102.1
1909 WS1 AL 4 7 22 13 7 2 1 120.3 113 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 6 129.7 129 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

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

Career Arc

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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

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

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

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

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2104754495144.200
Away2014874695529.195

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2051385.213952964127231.92
Away1941245.112212984466552.15

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

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

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

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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Position Games
Pitcher 399
Left Field 3
Center Field 4
Right Field 3

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

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

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.