Tim Hudson vs. Dick Lines — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Lines
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Lines as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Lines posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 3.49 and 1.266 for Tim Hudson. By the career numbers, Dick Lines had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Dick Lines

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
3.49
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.83
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
8.51
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
7.79
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
2.64
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
5.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13005
37.43
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
37.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
3.8
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.52
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
34.52
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.43
37.43
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Dick Lines

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.08
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.77
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Dick Lines

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
2675
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
518.03
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
19
475
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-7.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
225
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA