Tim Hudson vs. Jack Leiper — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jack Leiper
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Leiper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Hudson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.266 compared to 5.4 and 1.778 for Jack Leiper. By the career numbers, Tim Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Jack Leiper

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
8.51
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.8
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
43.6
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
8.6
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
35
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.6
43.6

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Jack Leiper

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.44
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.16
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Jack Leiper

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
413.24
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
10.96
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
35.49
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-3.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA