Tom Acker vs. Tim Hudson — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Hudson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.266 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Tim Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Tim Hudson

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
8.64
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.28
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Tim Hudson

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Tim Hudson

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
518.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA