Tim Hudson vs. Tug McGraw — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tug McGraw
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Tug McGraw 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 72), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 88). Tug McGraw held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 79). Role difference aside, Tim Hudson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Tug McGraw

Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.57
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.06
51.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.07
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
3.49
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
3.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
8.51
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
7.83
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.64
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
3.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.76
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
6.59
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.37
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6313
37.51
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.21
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
3.8
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.55
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.33
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.48
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.254
1.254
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11787
33.93
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5592
33.23
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Tug McGraw

Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4545
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1515
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.3
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.88
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
1.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.74
92.74
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Tug McGraw

Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
2006.48
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
247
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
519.84
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
94.74
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
16.06
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
26.83
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
119.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
121.46
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.01
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
35.49
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.72
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
25.11
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
138.46
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
21
51.01
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.86
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA