Sid Hudson vs. Joel Johnston — Career Comparison

Sid Hudson
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sid Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joel Johnston as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sid Hudson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.476 compared to 4.31 and 1.296 for Joel Johnston. By the career numbers, Sid Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sid Hudson and Joel Johnston

Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.57
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.43
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.63
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.42
73.42
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.51
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
4.28
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.31
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6543
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2181
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
9.84
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.56
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
3.45
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
734
3.03
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.2
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9593
39.59
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.4
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.28
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1212
5
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.41
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8710
35.94
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Sid Hudson and Joel Johnston

Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
47.94
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
6.2
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
19.05
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
64.85
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.91
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
87.81
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
83.9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.55
95.55
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.17
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sid Hudson and Joel Johnston

Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
287.97
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
798
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
560.9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
123.31
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
107.52
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
12.78
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.01
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
15.79
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.28
29.53
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
142.11
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
142.86
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
46.62
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
56.39
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
103.01
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.05
32.37
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
18.8
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
43.61
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.76
13.76
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
19.55
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
19.55
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.5
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.26
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA