Nat Hudson vs. Pat Paige — Career Comparison

Nat Hudson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Pat Paige
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pat Paige 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. Nat Hudson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 4.5 and 1.750 for Pat Paige. By the career numbers, Nat Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nat Hudson and Pat Paige

Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.11
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.01
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.62
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.86
64.86
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.7
90.7
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.93
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.08
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.5
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2083
27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
694.1
9
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
8.67
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.02
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.94
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
3.34
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.596
0.596
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.813
0.813
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2925
37.91
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
38.81
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.94
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2744
35.57
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
34.88
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Nat Hudson and Pat Paige

Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.2
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3054
27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1018
9
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.51
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.99
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.69
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.5
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.09
93.09
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.081
2.081
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.5
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nat Hudson and Pat Paige

Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
155.28
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
600
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
554.04
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
136.65
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
111.8
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
17.39
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.73
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.73
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
24.84
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.93
58.3
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
24.64
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
172.67
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
182.61
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
69.57
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
72.05
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
137.89
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.08
64.7
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
9.5
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.48
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
43.48
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
63.35
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.47
9.47
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.91
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.91
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA