Scott Downs vs. Tim Hudson — Career Comparison

Scott Downs
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Downs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Hudson led in run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 89), home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 108), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 95). Scott Downs held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 85 vs 79). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Tim Hudson.

Pitching Stats for Scott Downs and Tim Hudson

Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.56
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
729
8.73
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.8
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
3.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
6.89
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3213
38.49
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.35
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
3.99
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.96
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
0.96
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2870
34.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Scott Downs and Tim Hudson

Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
0.74
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.06
96.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Downs and Tim Hudson

Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
6403.45
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
45
465.52
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
518.03
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
4.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-13.82
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
175.86
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
56.62
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA