Tim Hudson vs. Norm McRae — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Norm McRae
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Norm McRae as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norm McRae posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.573 compared to 3.49 and 1.266 for Tim Hudson. By the career numbers, Norm McRae had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Norm McRae

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.77
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
3.49
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.15
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
8.51
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
7.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.82
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
4.98
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.83
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
40.63
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.57
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.93
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11787
33.93
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
33.03
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Norm McRae

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.82
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
0.74
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.18
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.65
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Norm McRae

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
6600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
518.03
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
56.62
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA