Joe Batchelder vs. Tim Hudson — Career Comparison

Joe Batchelder
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Batchelder 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 5.66 and 1.452 for Joe Batchelder. 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 Batchelder and Tim Hudson

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.79
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.54
62.54
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.66
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.32
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.74
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
2.64
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.61
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
39.63
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
37.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Batchelder and Tim Hudson

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9380
27
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126.2
9
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Batchelder and Tim Hudson

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1650
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
518.03
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA