Tim Hudson vs. Dick LeMay — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick LeMay
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick LeMay 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 4.17 and 1.472 for Dick LeMay. 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 Dick LeMay

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
8.51
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
8.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.08
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.093
1.093
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
38.92
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
34.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Dick LeMay

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.67
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.92
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.46
88.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.511
0.511
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Dick LeMay

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
843.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
525
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
6.98
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-11.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
281.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA