Joe Brown vs. Tim Hudson — Career Comparison

Joe Brown
Pre-GenerationalCANNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Brown 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 5.11 and 1.352 for Joe Brown. 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 Brown and Tim Hudson

Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.02
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.92
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.11
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
11.05
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.13
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
2.64
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
3.68
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
40.7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
7.06
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
39.58
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Brown and Tim Hudson

Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.96
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
0.74
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.22
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.24
90.24
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.609
1.609
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Brown and Tim Hudson

Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
20
150
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
413.24
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
23.54
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
127.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
82.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
22.99
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA