Nat Hudson vs. Sam Leever — Career Comparison

Nat Hudson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Leever built a career as a starting pitcher and Nat Hudson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Leever posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.47 and WHIP 1.141 compared to 3.08 and 1.188 for Nat Hudson. By the career numbers, Sam Leever had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nat Hudson and Sam Leever

Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.11
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.31
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.01
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.01
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.62
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.34
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.86
64.86
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.7
90.7
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.06
77.06
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.93
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
0.82
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
3.08
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2083
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
694.1
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
8.67
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
8.28
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.02
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.34
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
2.87
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.596
0.596
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.3
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2925
37.91
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.25
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
4.94
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.188
1.188
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2744
35.57
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9987
33.78
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07

Fielding Stats for Nat Hudson and Sam Leever

Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.2
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.31
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.5
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3054
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7998
27
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1018
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2666
9
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.51
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.99
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.69
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
2.62
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.5
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.09
93.09
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.081
2.081
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nat Hudson and Sam Leever

Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
125
155.28
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
217.32
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
483
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
446
554.04
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
554.75
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
136.65
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
102.23
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
111.8
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
83.8
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.39
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
9.5
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.73
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.73
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
24.84
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
18.44
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.93
58.3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.71
31.68
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
172.67
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
130.73
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
182.61
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
133.52
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
69.57
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
50.28
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
72.05
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
43.58
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
137.89
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
92.74
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52.08
64.7
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57.05
31.87
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.48
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
43.48
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
27.37
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
63.35
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
138
77.09
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.47
9.47
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
7.78
7.78
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
13.97
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.91
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.23
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.91
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.23
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100