Tim Hudson vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

The numbers give Tim Hudson a clear advantage over Denny McLain across the core pitching metrics. Tim Hudson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 90). Denny McLain held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 79). Tim Hudson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Denny McLain

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.26
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.63
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.01
59.01
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
3.49
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
8.51
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
2.64
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13005
37.43
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
3.8
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11787
33.93
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.43
37.43
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Denny McLain

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.26
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
0.74
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.74
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.01
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
1.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.307
1.307
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Denny McLain

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
413.24
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
709
600
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
521.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
82
69.39
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.23
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.77
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
14.76
12.49
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
94
79.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
107
90.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
32
27.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
31
26.23
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
62
52.47
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
25
21.16
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
64
54.16
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.46
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100