Tim Hudson vs. Bill Laxton — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Laxton
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Laxton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Hudson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 61), walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 67), and run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 84). Bill Laxton held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 129 vs 79). Role difference aside, Tim Hudson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Bill Laxton

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.48
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
8.51
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
7.84
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.26
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
5.84
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
6.99
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.67
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1091
40.35
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.63
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
5.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.33
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.521
1.521
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11787
33.93
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
33.21
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Bill Laxton

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.47
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.7
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.15
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
93.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Bill Laxton

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
12100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
518.03
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA