Tim Hudson vs. Dan O'Brien — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dan O'Brien
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan O'Brien 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 5.9 and 1.931 for Dan O'Brien. 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 Dan O'Brien

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
13.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.34
13.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.41
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
5.28
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
43.76
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.55
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.83
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.33
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.862
1.862
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
38.17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.76
43.76

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Dan O'Brien

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Dan O'Brien

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1300
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
518.03
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-46.88
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
56.62
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA