Joe Adams vs. Tim Hudson — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Adams 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 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Tim Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Tim Hudson

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Tim Hudson

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
0.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Tim Hudson

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
413.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA