Jim Beckman vs. Tim Hudson — Career Comparison

Jim Beckman
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows 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 Jim Beckman 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 5.86 and 1.880 for Jim Beckman. By the career numbers, Tim Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Beckman and Tim Hudson

Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.86
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
12.04
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.98
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.88
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
45.22
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.6
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.16
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
40.01
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.22
45.22
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Jim Beckman and Tim Hudson

Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9380
27
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126.2
9
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Beckman and Tim Hudson

Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
1200
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
518.03
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-15.49
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jim Beckman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Beckman
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA