Tim Hudson vs. Ed Palmquist — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Palmquist
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Palmquist 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 5.11 and 1.762 for Ed Palmquist. 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 Ed Palmquist

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.72
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.11
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
10.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
4.72
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.05
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
5.37
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
41.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.31
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
6.16
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.646
1.646
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
35.78
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Ed Palmquist

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.72
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.7
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.23
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Ed Palmquist

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
1800
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
518.03
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.95
-47.41
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
56.62
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA