Bump Hadley vs. Hal Hudson — Career Comparison

Bump Hadley
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hal Hudson
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bump Hadley built a career as a starting pitcher and Hal Hudson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bump Hadley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.501 compared to 7.84 and 2.226 for Hal Hudson. By the career numbers, Bump Hadley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bump Hadley and Hal Hudson

Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
1.61
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.23
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.08
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.49
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.5
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.39
49.39
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.23
67.23
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.41
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
4.24
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.84
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8837
27
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2945.2
9
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2980
9.1
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
13.94
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.51
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1442
4.41
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.1
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
4.03
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.48
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.22
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.2
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13034
39.82
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
45.29
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.33
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1609
4.92
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.71
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.226
2.226
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11526
35.22
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
39.19
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.82
39.82
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.29
45.29

Fielding Stats for Bump Hadley and Hal Hudson

Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.22
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.35
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bump Hadley and Hal Hudson

Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
276.44
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3600
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
600
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
525.65
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
99.48
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
82.2
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.18
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.09
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
17.28
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.32
32.11
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
118.85
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
146.07
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
43.98
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
39.27
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
83.25
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.29
34.18
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
46.07
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
187
97.91
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
6.13
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
27.75
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.62
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.57
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.09
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA