Josh Beckett vs. Tim Hudson — Career Comparison

Josh Beckett
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Tim Hudson a clear advantage over Josh Beckett across the core pitching metrics. Tim Hudson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 83), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 106), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 99). Josh Beckett held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 79). Tim Hudson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Josh Beckett and Tim Hudson

Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.47
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.38
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.61
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.47
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.56
56.56
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.1
99.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
3.88
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1897
8.32
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
8.51
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
1.04
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
629
2.76
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1901
8.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8579
37.65
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
957
4.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.18
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.61
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7767
34.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Josh Beckett and Tim Hudson

Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.47
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.38
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.58
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.97
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
1.63
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
1.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.89
94.89
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.054
1.054
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.1
99.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Beckett and Tim Hudson

Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
335
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
289
517.61
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
518.03
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
41
73.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
26
46.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.49
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
16.06
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.37
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.38
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.87
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
20.28
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
12.08
21.63
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
111.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
53
94.93
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
18
32.24
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
34
60.9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
5.4
9.68
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
12
21.49
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
197.01
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
59.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
56.62
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.16
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA