Tim Hudson vs. James Shields — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
James Shields
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Tim Hudson a clear advantage over James Shields across the core pitching metrics. Tim Hudson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 70), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 84). James Shields held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 79). Tim Hudson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and James Shields

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.38
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.48
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.06
51.06
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.38
99.38
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1167
4.01
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581
8.88
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.24
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
2.64
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
2.57
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2234
7.69
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.37
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10993
37.82
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1267
4.36
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.15
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10052
34.58
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and James Shields

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.38
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.64
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
0.97
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
1.72
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
1.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.38
99.38
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and James Shields

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
411
1601.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
154
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
553.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
93.51
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
4.7
18.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
27
105.19
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
27
105.19
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.44
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
6
23.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3.08
12
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
218.18
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
9
35.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA