Ken Ash vs. Tim Hudson — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows 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 Ken Ash 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 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Tim Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Tim Hudson

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
38.44
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Tim Hudson

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9380
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126.2
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Tim Hudson

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
6
75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA