Daniel Hudson vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Daniel Hudson
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief PitcherSilver Slugger
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth 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. Daniel Hudson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.236 compared to 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Daniel Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Daniel Hudson and Steve Smyth

Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
5.76
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.64
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.68
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.74
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2566
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855.1
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.07
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.01
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.91
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.46
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
8.6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.54
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.42
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.38
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3586
37.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.43
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
4.22
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.27
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.58
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3232
34.01
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Daniel Hudson and Steve Smyth

Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
5.76
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.64
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2566
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855.1
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.82
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.36
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.8
93.8
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Daniel Hudson and Steve Smyth

Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
2544.19
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
502.33
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
111.63
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.72
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.03
37.34
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
148.84
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
139.53
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.56
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
97.67
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
125.58
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.38
38.98
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
167.44
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.12
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Daniel Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.95
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
60
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA