Alex Ferson vs. Tim Hudson — Career Comparison

Alex Ferson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Ferson 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 4.37 and 1.561 for Alex Ferson. By the career numbers, Tim Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Ferson and Tim Hudson

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.44
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.86
41.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.88
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
4.37
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
10.36
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
3.69
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
2.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.32
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
41.07
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
6.79
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1517
37.07
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Alex Ferson and Tim Hudson

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.68
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.99
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.24
90.24
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Ferson and Tim Hudson

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
176.05
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
413.24
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
538.92
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
71.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.49
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.78
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.37
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
24.35
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
89.82
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
132.93
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.93
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.96
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
53.89
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.89
17.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.49
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
201.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA