Nat Hudson vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Nat Hudson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant 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 3.3 and 1.214 for Luis Tiant. 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 Luis Tiant

Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.86
64.86
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.7
90.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2083
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
694.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
8.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
3.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.596
0.596
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2925
37.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
4.94
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2744
35.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Nat Hudson and Luis Tiant

Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3054
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1018
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.09
93.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.081
2.081
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nat Hudson and Luis Tiant

Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
125
155.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
483
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
446
554.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
136.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
111.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
24.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.93
58.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
172.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
182.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
69.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
72.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
137.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.08
64.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
43.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
63.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.47
9.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.91
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50