Tim Hudson vs. Jon Lester — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Tim Hudson a clear advantage over Jon Lester across the core pitching metrics. Tim Hudson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 96), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 102), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 96). Jon Lester held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 79). Tim Hudson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Jon Lester

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.48
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.38
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.64
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.38
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.54
62.54
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.09
63.09
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.38
99.38
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
3.66
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2610
8.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.97
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
892
2.93
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.3
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11487
37.73
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1215
3.99
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.22
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
0.82
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10377
34.09
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Jon Lester

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.48
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.38
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.48
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.87
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
1.42
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
1.36
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.38
99.38
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Jon Lester

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
458
649.65
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
423
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
366
519.15
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
42
59.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
28
39.72
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.18
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.38
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.86
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
12.43
17.63
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
64
90.78
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
63
89.36
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
35.49
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.6
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.76
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.79
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
229.79
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
2.61
2.61
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
34
48.23
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.51
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100