P | Bats/Throws: S/L | 6' 2" 215 lbs | Age: 30
Draft: 2017 | Rd. 16, No. 495, Chicago Cubs | Michigan State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 2 3 3.12 57 0 8 57.2 68 1.09
2023 0 3 7.24 17 0 0 13.2 17 1.61
2024 0 0 8.15 15 2 0 17.2 21 1.92
3 Seasons 2 6 4.75 89 2 8 89 106 1.34
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 57 2-3 3.12 57.2 68 1.09
2023 17 0-3 7.24 13.2 17 1.61
2024 15 0-0 8.15 17.2 21 1.92
3 Seasons 89 2-6 4.75 89 106 1.34
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2022 26 973 144 16 11.1 6.7 88.8 112.4 19.0 39.6 .216 .392 .298 .305 .383 38.3 28.3 9.2 3.12 3.86
2023 27 239 37 3 8.1 4.8 90.0 106.6 14.8 43.2 .261 .445 .343 .351 .439 37.8 27.0 12.7 7.24 5.34
2024 28 350 56 12 21.4 13.5 86.5 111.7 16.7 46.4 .309 .696 .457 .454 .573 41.1 23.6 11.2 8.15 10.13
Player 1562 237 31 13.1 7.9 88.5 112.4 17.8 41.8 .244 .469 .342 .347 .437 38.9 27.0 10.2
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Hughes relies on 3 pitches.
Slider
(40.3%) ,
Four Seamer
(32.9%) ,
Sinker
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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2022 34.0 66.0 32.6 24.3 9.0 37.5 36.8 25.7 20.1 9.7 4.2 17.4 27.1 21.5
2023 35.1 64.9 35.1 29.7 0.0 54.1 35.1 10.8 27.0 5.4 2.7 27.0 29.7 8.1
2024 28.6 71.4 37.5 25.0 8.9 39.3 33.9 26.8 12.5 10.7 5.4 26.8 23.2 21.4
Player 32.9 67.1 34.2 25.3 7.6 40.5 35.9 23.6 19.4 9.3 4.2 21.1 26.6 19.4
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2022 5.6 25.0 28.5 22.2 5.6 11.1 6.7
2023 5.4 24.3 21.6 35.1 5.4 8.1 4.8
2024 7.1 19.6 23.2 23.2 5.4 21.4 13.5
Player 5.9 23.6 26.2 24.5 5.5 13.1 7.9
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2024 Slider AZ L 141 82.0 35.0 -4.6 6.7GLV -0.1 5.9 -4.4 6.7GLV 1.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball AZ L 115 92.4 17.3 -0.9 9.6ARM 1.6 14.8 -0.9 9.6ARM 1.5
2024 Sinker AZ L 94 92.5 22.8 -1.4 16.5ARM 1.3 9.3 -1.1 16.5ARM 1.4
2023 Slider CHC L 132 83.1 36.1 -2.4 3.5GLV -2.8 3.6 -1.8 3.5GLV -1.6
2023 Sinker CHC L 14 93.3 21.2 -1.9 16.7ARM 1.5 10.2 -1.7 16.7ARM 1.6
2023 4-Seam Fastball CHC L 93 93.3 16.4 -0.6 11.0ARM 3.6 15.2 -0.3 11.0ARM 3.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 Slider -2.2 -3 141 40.3 39 .212 .485 .354 52.5 43.6 31.5 .162 .352 .291 37.5
2024 4-Seam Fastball -5.2 -6 115 32.9 25 .400 1.100 .604 17.3 16.0 12.5 .406 1.091 .611 47.1
2024 Sinker -1.8 -2 94 26.9 25 .391 .652 .466 8.9 0.0 0.0 .436 .845 .555 39.1
2023 Slider 1.0 1 132 55.2 32 .241 .241 .263 53.0 34.4 26.2 .248 .305 .283 27.8
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.7 -3 93 38.9 25 .250 .650 .425 11.8 24.0 20.7 .246 .574 .400 46.7
2023 Sinker -2.0 0 14 5.9 5 .500 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 -- .424 .811 .553 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 4-Seam Fastball 115 92.4 92 17.3 10:30 10:45 -15
2024 Sinker 94 92.5 88 19.2 10:30 9:45 45
2024 Slider 141 82.0 28 9.1 2:30 1:45 45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 93 93.3 96 18.5 10:30 10:45 -15
2023 Sinker 14 93.3 93 19.7 10:45 10:00 45
2023 Slider 129 83.1 24 5.0 2:15 2:00 15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 231 952 -6 11 -3 -7 -4
2023 62 239 1 0 -1 -1 -2
2024 89 350 -2 -4 -3 -3 -11
Player 382 1,541 -7 7 -6 -7 -16
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2022 973 45.7 69.0 78.3 32.3 46.1 39.7 67.2 48.7 33.1 6.6 87.3
2023 239 42.3 65.3 80.3 28.3 33.3 39.3 61.3 43.9 37.1 5.0 58.3
2024 350 45.1 65.2 79.6 28.6 56.4 43.7 61.8 45.1 28.5 7.1 72.0
Player 1,562 45.0 67.6 78.9 30.8 46.4 40.6 65.0 47.2 32.7 6.5 80.0
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2022 50 74 41 16 48 51 4 41 47 83 30 90 78 38 70 42
2023 38 67 57
2024 26 66 64
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Expected Home Runs

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Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2022 24.59 11 8.5 3 2 6 5 45.5
2023 24.39 2 1.5 1 2 0 1 50.0
2024 23.51 8 7.8 0 2 5 4 50.0
Player 24.14 21 17.8 3 6 11 10 47.6
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2022 11 9 6 8 7 8 8 7 6 5 8 9 11 8 8 12 9 7 10 8 10 9 12 11 7 6 10 10 12 8 7
2023 2 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
2024 8 5 6 7 8 8 9 6 8 7 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 8 9 5 8 8 8 9 8 8
Player 21 15 15 16 16 18 19 14 15 13 18 20 20 17 17 20 17 15 21 20 20 20 23 21 13 15 20 20 22 17 16
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2024 +/-   2023 +/-   2022
Results
BA .316 +.052 ↑ .264 +.064 ↑ .200
xBA .309 +.048 ↑ .261 +.045 ↑ .216
OBP .404 +.033 ↑ .371 +.079 ↑ .292
xOBP .399 +.031 ↑ .368 +.061 ↑ .307
SLG .697 +.282 ↑ .415 +.020 ↑ .395
xSLG .696 +.251 ↑ .445 +.053 ↑ .392
ISO .382 +.231 ↑ .151 -.044 ↓ .195
xISO .387 +.203 ↑ .184 +.008 ↑ .176
BABIP .333 -.020 ↓ .353 +.120 ↑ .233
wOBA .457 +.114 ↑ .343 +.045 ↑ .298
xwOBA .454 +.103 ↑ .351 +.046 ↑ .305
wOBACON .578 +.152 ↑ .426 +.057 ↑ .369
xwOBACON .573 +.134 ↑ .439 +.056 ↑ .383
BACON .429 +.040 ↑ .389 +.097 ↑ .292
xBACON .420 +.036 ↑ .384 +.066 ↑ .318
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 41.1 +3.3 ↑ 37.8 -0.5 ↓ 38.3
Avg Exit Velocity 86.5 -3.5 ↓ 90.0 +1.2 ↑ 88.8
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 46.4 +3.2 ↑ 43.2 +3.6 ↑ 39.6
Barrel % 21.4 +13.3 ↑ 8.1 -3.0 ↓ 11.1
Avg Launch Angle 16.7 +1.9 ↑ 14.8 -4.2 ↓ 19.0
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 71.3 -- -- -- --
Attack Angle 11° -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 56.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -4° -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt 32° -- -- -- --
Swing Length 7.3 -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 92.5 -0.8 ↓ 93.3 +0.1 ↑ 93.2
Breaking Velocity 82.0 -1.1 ↓ 83.1 +0.2 ↑ 82.9
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 -- -- -- 85.3
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 12 +9 ↑ 3 -13 ↓ 16
Popup % 8.9 +8.9 ↑ 0.0 -9.0 ↓ 9.0
Flyball % 37.5 +2.4 ↑ 35.1 +2.5 ↑ 32.6
Line Drive % 25.0 -4.7 ↓ 29.7 +5.4 ↑ 24.3
Groundball % 28.6 -6.5 ↓ 35.1 +1.1 ↑ 34.0
Pull % 39.3 -14.8 ↓ 54.1 +16.6 ↑ 37.5
Straight Away % 33.9 -1.2 ↓ 35.1 -1.7 ↓ 36.8
Opposite Field % 26.8 +16.0 ↑ 10.8 -14.9 ↓ 25.7
Weak Contact % 7.1 +1.7 ↑ 5.4 -0.2 ↓ 5.6
Pull Airball % 26.8 -0.2 ↓ 27.0 +9.6 ↑ 17.4
Topped Contact % 19.6 -4.7 ↓ 24.3 -0.7 ↓ 25.0
Under Contact % 23.2 +1.6 ↑ 21.6 -6.9 ↓ 28.5
Flare/Burner Contact % 23.2 -11.9 ↓ 35.1 +12.9 ↑ 22.2
Solid Contact % 5.4 0.0 5.4 -0.2 ↓ 5.6
HR/FB % 38.1 +22.7 ↑ 15.4 -8.0 ↓ 23.4
Popups 5 +5 ↑ 0 -13 ↓ 13
Flyballs 21 +8 ↑ 13 -34 ↓ 47
Line Drives 14 +3 ↑ 11 -24 ↓ 35
Groundballs 16 +3 ↑ 13 -36 ↓ 49
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 45.1 +2.8 ↑ 42.3 -3.4 ↓ 45.7
Out of Zone % 54.9 -2.8 ↓ 57.7 +3.4 ↑ 54.3
Edge % 43.7 +4.4 ↑ 39.3 -0.4 ↓ 39.7
Zone Swing % 65.2 -0.1 ↓ 65.3 -3.7 ↓ 69.0
Out of Zone Swing % 28.6 +0.3 ↑ 28.3 -4.0 ↓ 32.3
In Zone Contact % 79.6 -0.7 ↓ 80.3 +2.0 ↑ 78.3
Out of Zone Contact % 56.4 +23.1 ↑ 33.3 -12.8 ↓ 46.1
Whiff % 28.5 -8.6 ↓ 37.1 +4.0 ↑ 33.1
First Strike % 61.8 +0.5 ↑ 61.3 -5.9 ↓ 67.2
First Pitch Swing % 36.0 +8.6 ↑ 27.4 -8.7 ↓ 36.1
Swing % 45.1 +1.2 ↑ 43.9 -4.8 ↓ 48.7
Meatball Swing % 72.0 +13.7 ↑ 58.3 -29.0 ↓ 87.3
Meatball % 7.1 +2.1 ↑ 5.0 -1.6 ↓ 6.6
Zone Swing & Miss % 20.4 +0.7 ↑ 19.7 -2.0 ↓ 21.7
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 43.6 -23.1 ↓ 66.7 +12.8 ↑ 53.9
In Zone 158 +57 ↑ 101 -334 ↓ 435
Out of Zone 192 +54 ↑ 138 -379 ↓ 517
Edge 153 +59 ↑ 94 -284 ↓ 378
In Zone Swings 103 +37 ↑ 66 -234 ↓ 300
Out of Zone Swings 55 +16 ↑ 39 -128 ↓ 167
In Zone Swing & Misses 21 +8 ↑ 13 -52 ↓ 65
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 24 -2 ↓ 26 -64 ↓ 90
Basic
Pitches 350 +111 ↑ 239 -734 ↓ 973
PA 89 +26 ↑ 63 -177 ↓ 240
AB 76 +23 ↑ 53 -157 ↓ 210
Hits 24 +10 ↑ 14 -28 ↓ 42
Singles 11 +1 ↑ 10 -14 ↓ 24
Doubles 5 +3 ↑ 2 -4 ↓ 6
Triples 0 0 0 -1 ↓ 1
Home Runs 8 +6 ↑ 2 -9 ↓ 11
Walks 10 +2 ↑ 8 -14 ↓ 22
Strikeouts 21 +4 ↑ 17 -51 ↓ 68
K% 23.6 -3.4 ↓ 27.0 -1.3 ↓ 28.3
BB% 11.2 -1.5 ↓ 12.7 +3.5 ↑ 9.2
HBP 2 +1 ↑ 1 -5 ↓ 6
Batted Balls 56 +19 ↑ 37 -107 ↓ 144
Number of Fastballs 209 +102 ↑ 107 -399 ↓ 506
Number of Offspeed 0 0 0 -11 ↓ 11
Number of Breaking 141 +9 ↑ 132 -303 ↓ 435
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 231 .306 138 30 21.7 93 48 51.6
2023 Shades 62 .343 32 1 3.1 30 19 63.3
2024 Shades 89 .457 54 4 7.4 35 8 22.9
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2022 242 17.8 10.7% 0.4% 159 21.1 0.0% 5.0%
2023 58 15.9 27.6% 1.7% 50 18.1 14.0% 0.0%
2024 104 15.7 37.5% 0.0% 63 17.4 3.2% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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