Tim Hudson vs. Kyle McGrath — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Kyle McGrath
MillenialKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle McGrath as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kyle McGrath posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.174 compared to 3.49 and 1.266 for Tim Hudson. By the career numbers, Kyle McGrath had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Kyle McGrath

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
8.22
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
3.49
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
8.51
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
6.65
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.65
6.65
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.52
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.83
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13005
37.43
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
36.39
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.52
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
3.8
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11787
33.93
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
32.09
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.43
37.43
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.39
36.39

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Kyle McGrath

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
8.22
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Kyle McGrath

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
12600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Kyle McGrath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle McGrath
Career
Per 600 PA