Bud Davis vs. Tim Hudson — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Bud Davis 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 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Tim Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Tim Hudson

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11787
33.93
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Tim Hudson

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9380
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126.2
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Tim Hudson

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
16.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
20.28
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
35.49
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA