Tim Hudson vs. Jim Lindsey — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Lindsey
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Lindsey 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 4.7 and 1.585 for Jim Lindsey. 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 Jim Lindsey

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.42
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.44
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.42
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.22
51.22
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.3
11.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
4.7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
10.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.52
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
3.68
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
3.65
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1943
40.57
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.67
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
5.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
36.65
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.57
40.57

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Jim Lindsey

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9380
27
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126.2
9
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Jim Lindsey

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
983.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
108
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
538.89
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.89
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.56
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.11
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
21.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
116.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
19
105.56
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
33.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
21.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.56
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
127.78
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
4.7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
55.56
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA