Daniel Hudson vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Daniel Hudson
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief PitcherSilver Slugger
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Daniel Hudson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carl Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 3.74 and 1.236 for Daniel Hudson. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Daniel Hudson and Carl Mays

Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
5.76
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.62
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.45
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
3.74
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2566
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
855.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.07
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
2.91
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
8.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.38
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3586
37.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.43
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
4.22
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.58
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3232
34.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.73
37.73
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Daniel Hudson and Carl Mays

Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
5.76
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.64
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2566
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
855.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.82
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.8
93.8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.15
11.15
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Daniel Hudson and Carl Mays

Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
2544.19
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
108
502.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
111.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.72
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
16.01
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.5
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.91
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.03
37.34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
148.84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
139.53
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.56
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
97.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
55.05
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
125.58
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
109.09
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.38
38.98
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
167.44
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50