Tim Hudson vs. Kit McKenna — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Kit McKenna
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Kit McKenna 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 5.31 and 1.785 for Kit McKenna. 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 Kit McKenna

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.36
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.56
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.68
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
145.2
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
11.37
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.7
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.74
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.24
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
43.06
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.98
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
37.13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.06
43.06

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Kit McKenna

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.66
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.84
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.044
2.044
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Kit McKenna

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
413.24
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
23
215.63
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
534.38
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
93.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
16.06
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
20.28
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
37.42
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
131.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
150
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
56.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
35.49
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
121.88
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
34.97
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA