Charlie Hudson vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Charlie Hudson
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Hudson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.202 compared to 5.04 and 1.494 for Charlie Hudson. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Hudson and Cliff Lee

Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
8.51
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
4.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
39.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.79
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
33.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Charlie Hudson and Cliff Lee

Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.69
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.475
0.475
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Hudson and Cliff Lee

Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
600
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Charlie Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Charlie Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50