Sid Hudson vs. Jordan Smith — Career Comparison

Sid Hudson
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jordan Smith
MillenialUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sid Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jordan Smith 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 4.94 and 1.581 for Jordan Smith. 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 Jordan Smith

Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.57
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
7.84
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.15
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.43
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.63
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.63
40.63
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.42
73.42
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.51
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
4.28
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.94
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6543
27
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2181
9
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2384
9.84
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
11.18
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.56
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.45
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
835
3.45
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.76
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
734
3.03
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.66
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.936
0.936
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.2
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9593
39.59
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
39.63
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.28
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.32
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1212
5
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.94
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.74
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8710
35.94
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
35.85
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.59
39.59
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Sid Hudson and Jordan Smith

Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
47.94
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
7.84
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
19.05
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
64.85
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.91
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
87.81
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
83.9
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.55
95.55
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.037
0.037
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.17
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sid Hudson and Jordan Smith

Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
287.97
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
6480
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
798
600
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
560.9
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
123.31
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
107.52
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.78
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.01
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
15.79
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.28
29.53
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
142.11
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
142.86
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
46.62
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
56.39
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
103.01
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.05
32.37
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-61.28
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
18.8
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
43.61
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.76
13.76
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
19.55
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
19.55
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.5
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.26
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA