Rex Hudson vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Rex Hudson
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Rex Hudson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carl Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 22.5 and 3.000 for Rex Hudson. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rex Hudson and Carl Mays

Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Rex Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Rex Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
22.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.5
22.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.51
25.51
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Rex Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Rex Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rex Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
2.19
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
862
2.57
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.528
0.528
Rex Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Rex Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Rex Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.37
Rex Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
22.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.5
22.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Rex Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Rex Hudson and Carl Mays

Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Rex Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rex Hudson and Carl Mays

Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
600
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Rex Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50