Sid Hudson vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Sid Hudson
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sid Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and R. 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 9 and 1.800 for R. 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 R. Smith

Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.63
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.42
73.42
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
4.28
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6543
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2181
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
9.84
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.56
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
3.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
3.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.2
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9593
39.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.28
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1212
5
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8710
35.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.59
39.59
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Sid Hudson and R. Smith

Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
47.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
19.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
64.85
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.91
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
87.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
83.9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.55
95.55
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sid Hudson and R. Smith

Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
287.97
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
798
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
560.9
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
123.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
107.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
15.79
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.28
29.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
142.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
142.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
46.62
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
56.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
103.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.05
32.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
18.8
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
43.61
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.76
13.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
19.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
19.55
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.26
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA