Stan Ferens vs. Tim Hudson — Career Comparison

Stan Ferens
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Ferens 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 4.18 and 1.497 for Stan Ferens. By the career numbers, Tim Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Ferens and Tim Hudson

Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.75
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.98
16.98
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.18
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
10.09
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.38
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.92
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
39.96
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.09
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.22
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.497
1.497
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Stan Ferens and Tim Hudson

Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9380
27
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126.2
9
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Ferens and Tim Hudson

Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
636
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
540
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
13.11
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
84
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
108
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
7.11
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
156
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
12
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.14
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA