Grant Dayton vs. Tim Hudson — Career Comparison

Grant Dayton
MillenialAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Dayton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Grant Dayton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.212 compared to 3.49 and 1.266 for Tim Hudson. By the career numbers, Grant Dayton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grant Dayton and Tim Hudson

Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
8.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.43
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
3.49
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.1
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
7.21
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
8.51
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.67
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.43
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
10.47
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
37.99
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.58
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.87
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
33.68
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11787
33.93
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Grant Dayton and Tim Hudson

Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
8.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.1
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.121
0.121
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Dayton and Tim Hudson

Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
59400
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA