Tim Hudson vs. Blaine Neal — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Blaine Neal
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Blaine Neal 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 5.08 and 1.774 for Blaine Neal. 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 Blaine Neal

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
11.69
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.7
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.58
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
6.75
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
41.66
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.96
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.37
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.33
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
36.58
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.66
41.66

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Blaine Neal

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
0.74
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.87
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.81
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Blaine Neal

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
67800
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA