The Baseball-Reference.com Play Index Stat of the Day

Phil Hughes has created quite a stir here in New York, by pitching miserably in his first 6 starts. Andrew Miller has been just as bad, if not worse, for the Marlins.

I thought that it might be interesting to look at the players who have had a similar experience to these prospects.

Here are my criteria:

1) Young: 23 or younger

2) Inexperienced: Less that 32 games (a current season’s worth of starts) pitched in their career.

3) Starting a season: The team’s first 30 games (6 games in a 5 man rotation)

4) Struggling: A game score of 35 of lower.

Hughes and Miller join 6 other pitchers with 4 games that match these criteria.

 Pete Redfern      1977     4 Ind. Games

 Jaime Navarro     1990     4 Ind. Games

 Rafael Medina     1998     4 Ind. Games

 Phil Huffman      1979     4 Ind. Games

 Jose Guzman       1986     4 Ind. Games

 Alex Fernandez    1991     4 Ind. Games

Not very encouraging if you’re a Yankees or Marlins fan.

Here are the season and career totals for each of the pitchers: