Frank Diven vs. Tim Hudson — Career Comparison

Frank Diven
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Diven 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 7.36 and 1.455 for Frank Diven. By the career numbers, Tim Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Diven and Tim Hudson

Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.38
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.64
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.38
99.38
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
12.27
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
2.64
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
40.91
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
12.27
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
40.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Frank Diven and Tim Hudson

Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Diven and Tim Hudson

Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
413.24
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA