Tim Hudson vs. Arlie Pond — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Arlie Pond
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Arlie Pond as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Arlie Pond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.345 compared to 3.49 and 1.266 for Tim Hudson. By the career numbers, Arlie Pond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Arlie Pond

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.64
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.54
62.54
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.81
64.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.61
82.61
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.83
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
3.49
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.45
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1488
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
9.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.72
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.83
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.617
0.617
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2115
38.38
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
5.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1941
35.22
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Arlie Pond

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.28
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1500
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.85
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.73
91.73
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.718
1.718
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Arlie Pond

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
413.24
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
71
199.07
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
518.03
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
184
515.89
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
126.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
109.35
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.18
53.79
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
145.79
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
187.85
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
35.49
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
117.76
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.26
62.4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
89.72
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.69
6.69
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.43
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100