Tim Hudson vs. Brad Lidge — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brad Lidge
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lidge 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 95), walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 103). Brad Lidge held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 144 vs 79). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Tim Hudson.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Brad Lidge

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.36
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
3.54
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
8.51
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
7.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.85
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
4.28
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
11.92
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.92
11.92
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.69
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2589
38.62
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
5.49
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
3.83
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.33
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11787
33.93
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2225
33.19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Brad Lidge

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.72
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.118
0.118
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Brad Lidge

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603
51685.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
16.06
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
20.28
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
35.49
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA