Jim Donohue vs. Tim Hudson — Career Comparison

Jim Donohue
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Donohue 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 4.29 and 1.545 for Jim Donohue. By the career numbers, Tim Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Donohue and Tim Hudson

Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
8.81
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.39
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
4.75
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
6.72
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.72
6.72
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
39.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.56
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.64
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
34.88
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Jim Donohue and Tim Hudson

Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.56
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.51
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Donohue and Tim Hudson

Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
1166.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
16.06
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
11.61
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
6
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
6
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-4.89
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
166.67
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.14
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA