Tim Hudson vs. Win Mercer — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Win Mercer
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Win Mercer 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 3.98 and 1.544 for Win Mercer. 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 Win Mercer

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.21
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
1.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.48
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.55
89.55
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.92
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
3.98
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7454
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2484.2
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3081
11.16
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.23
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
2.73
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
1.93
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.518
0.518
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.16
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.52
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11106
40.23
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1753
6.35
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10207
36.97
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Win Mercer

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
553
1.22
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12210
27
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4070
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.74
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
1.12
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
1.95
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.42
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
3.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.93
87.93
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.515
2.515
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.11
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Win Mercer

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
413.24
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566
172.65
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
710
600
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
600
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1773
540.82
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
154.35
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
133.3
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
11.9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.02
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
20.28
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.05
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238.63
72.79
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
186.68
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664
202.54
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
84.8
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
35.49
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
60.09
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
142.76
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270.24
82.43
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
43.01
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
54.3
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
11.05
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
36
10.98
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100