Tim Hudson vs. Jim Otten — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Otten
Baby BoomersMontanaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Otten as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Hudson led in run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 63), home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 90), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 81). Jim Otten held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 79). Role difference aside, Tim Hudson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Jim Otten

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
11.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.38
11.38
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.08
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
5.69
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
41.79
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.33
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
0.96
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
35.65
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Jim Otten

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.37
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Jim Otten

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
4800
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
9.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
56.62
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA