Tim Hudson vs. Lou North — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lou North
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou North 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 4.43 and 1.531 for Lou North. 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 Lou North

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.76
56.76
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.53
14.53
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
9.89
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.89
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.87
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2031
39.48
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.56
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
5.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
35.36
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Lou North

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9380
27
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126.2
9
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.89
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.756
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Lou North

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
725
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
144
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
570.83
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
112.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.38
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
31.05
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
137.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
129.17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
50
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
35.49
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
87.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
31.58
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.67
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
104.17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA