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Phil Hughes 2026 Season · SD

Career: 88-79, 4.52 ERA, 1040 K in 1291.0 IP.

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Phil Hughes

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-2.8Career NUT

+0.8 to Weak

Career

4.52ERA1.31WHIP88W1040K1291.0IP3SV

R/R · 6' 5", 240 lb · b. Jun 24, 1986 · Mission Viejo, CA · Draft 2004 (1st Rd, #23)

Player Overview

Year by Year


2007	21	NYY	+0.1	5	3	4.46	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	306	72.2	64	36	29	2	58	1.28
2008	22	NYY	+0.0	0	4	6.62	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	157	34.0	43	25	15	1	23	1.71
2009	23	NYY	+1.0	8	3	3.03	51	7	0	0	6	3	18	3	6	351	86.0	68	29	28	5	96	1.12
2010	24	NYY	-0.4	18	8	4.19	31	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	730	176.1	162	82	58	0	146	1.25
2011	25	NYY	-0.6	5	5	5.79	17	14	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	334	74.2	84	48	27	4	47	1.49
2012	26	NYY	-1.2	16	13	4.19	32	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	815	191.1	196	89	46	6	165	1.26
2013	27	NYY	-1.1	4	14	5.19	30	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	642	145.2	170	84	42	5	121	1.46
2014	28	MIN	+2.8	16	10	3.52	32	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	855	209.2	221	82	16	5	186	1.13
2015	29	MIN	-1.3	11	9	4.40	27	25	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	651	155.1	184	76	16	2	94	1.29
2016	30	MIN	-0.6	1	7	5.95	12	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	259	59.0	76	39	13	0	34	1.51
2017	31	MIN	-0.6	4	3	5.87	14	9	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	244	53.2	72	35	13	1	38	1.58
2018	32	MIN	—	0	0	6.75	7	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	55	12.0	14	9	5	1	8	1.58
2018	32	SD	—	0	0	6.10	16	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	97	20.2	30	14	5	0	24	1.69
2018	32	TOT	-0.9	0	0	6.34	23	2	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	152	32.2	44	23	10	1	32	1.65
Career	—	12 yrs	-2.8	88	79	4.52	290	211	5	1	25	3	18	3	6	5496	1291.0	1384	648	313	32	1040	1.31

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Hughes's career NUT of -2.8

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

2.8

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NUT by Season

+0.1

+0.0

+1.0

-0.4

-0.6

-1.2

-1.1

+2.8

-1.3

-0.6

-0.9

Awards

2007INT Pitcher of the Week

2008AFL Pitcher of the Week · AFL Rising Stars

2009World Series Championship

2010AL All-Star

2014Twins Calvin R. Griffith MVP Award · Twins Joseph W. Haynes Pitcher of the Year Award

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	HLD	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
2005	19	A	7	1	1.97	12	12	1	0	265	68.2	46	15	16	3	72	0.90
2005	19	A+	2	0	3.06	5	4	0	0	65	17.2	8	6	4	3	21	0.68
2006	20	A+	2	3	1.80	5	5	0	0	110	30.0	19	6	2	1	30	0.70
2006	20	AA	10	3	2.25	21	21	0	0	448	116.0	73	29	32	2	138	0.91
2007	21	A+	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	9	2.0	0	0	2	0	3	1.00
2007	21	AA	0	0	1.29	2	2	0	0	27	7.0	5	1	2	0	11	1.00
2007	21	AAA	4	1	2.20	5	5	0	0	106	28.2	16	7	8	1	28	0.84
2008	22	A	2	0	0.00	2	0	0	0	24	6.2	3	0	2	0	6	0.75
2008	22	AAA	1	0	5.90	6	6	0	0	132	29.0	34	19	9	2	31	1.48
2009	23	AAA	3	0	1.86	3	3	0	0	77	19.1	17	4	3	0	19	1.03
2011	25	AA	1	0	1.86	2	2	0	0	38	9.2	6	2	4	0	11	1.03
2017	31	AAA	0	0	3.00	3	0	0	2	14	3.0	3	1	2	0	1	1.67
2018	32	A+	2	0	2.70	2	2	0	0	42	10.0	11	3	1	1	9	1.20

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