Dory Dean vs. Tim Hudson — Career Comparison

Dory Dean
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows 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 Dory Dean 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 3.73 and 1.603 for Dory Dean. By the career numbers, Tim Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dory Dean and Tim Hudson

Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.89
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.38
99.38
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.89
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.73
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
262.2
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
13.6
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.6
13.6
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.82
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
2.64
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
43.07
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
9.18
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
42.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.07
43.07
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Dory Dean and Tim Hudson

Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.15
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
0.74
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.18
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.99
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.01
81.01
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dory Dean and Tim Hudson

Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
34
145.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
413.24
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
591.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
154.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
137.14
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.63
45.54
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
175.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
162.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
55.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.96
55.54
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
55.71
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
10.77
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA