Tim Hudson vs. Derek Lowe — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Derek Lowe
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Derek Lowe a clear advantage over Tim Hudson across the core pitching metrics. Derek Lowe led in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 124), walk avoidance (BB%+ 109 vs 104), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 98). Tim Hudson held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 94). Derek Lowe was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Derek Lowe

Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
2.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
1.27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.53
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.36
55.36
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
4.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2759
9.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
0.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
2.68
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1722
5.8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.26
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11358
38.27
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
4.49
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.33
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.19
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
0.96
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10330
34.8
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Derek Lowe

Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
2.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
1.27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
0.74
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.74
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.53
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.27
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.36
55.36
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Derek Lowe

Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
682
766.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
534
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
518.03
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
436
489.89
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
65
73.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
51
57.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.61
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
14
15.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
16.53
18.58
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
81
91.01
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
94
105.62
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
25
28.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
54
60.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
11.81
13.26
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.58
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
144.94
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
67
56.62
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
75.28
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.87
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100