Nat Hudson vs. Jake Thompson — Career Comparison

Nat Hudson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jake Thompson
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Thompson 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 4.87 and 1.556 for Jake Thompson. 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 Jake Thompson

Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.11
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.32
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.01
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.62
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.86
64.86
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.7
90.7
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.93
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.08
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.87
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2083
27
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
694.1
9
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
8.67
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9.05
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.55
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.02
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.72
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
3.34
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.27
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.596
0.596
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.36
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2925
37.91
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
40.46
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.94
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.49
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2744
35.57
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
34.19
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.46
40.46

Fielding Stats for Nat Hudson and Jake Thompson

Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.2
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.32
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3054
27
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1018
9
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.51
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.99
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.69
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.55
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.5
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.55
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.09
93.09
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.081
2.081
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nat Hudson and Jake Thompson

Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
155.28
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
600
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
554.04
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
136.65
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
111.8
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
17.39
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.73
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.73
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
24.84
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.93
58.3
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.93
16.93
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
172.67
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
182.61
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
69.57
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
72.05
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
137.89
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.08
64.7
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
3.25
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.48
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
43.48
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
63.35
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.47
9.47
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.91
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.91
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA