Tim Hudson vs. Dave Leiper — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Leiper
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Leiper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Leiper led in home run suppression (HR9+ 200 vs 124), run prevention (ERA+ 139 vs 112), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 104). Role difference aside, Dave Leiper holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Dave Leiper

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
8.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
3.98
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
9.13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
3.69
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1212
39.24
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
4.56
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.33
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.84
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
34.28
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Dave Leiper

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
8.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.72
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Dave Leiper

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
39600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
35.49
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Dave Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA