Tim Hudson vs. Mike O'Rourke — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike O'Rourke
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike O'Rourke 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 4.07 and 1.357 for Mike O'Rourke. 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 Mike O'Rourke

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.07
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.07
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
10.07
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
2.64
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
39.43
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
36.64
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Mike O'Rourke

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.47
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.96
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.45
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Mike O'Rourke

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
413.24
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
518.03
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
16.06
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
26.41
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
23.85
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA