Tim Hudson vs. Candy Sierra — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Candy Sierra
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Candy Sierra 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 5.53 and 1.988 for Candy Sierra. 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 Candy Sierra

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.53
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
13.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.34
13.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.65
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.81
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.31
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.3
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.53
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.33
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.916
1.916
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
36.43
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.454
0.454
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Candy Sierra

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.98
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.3
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Candy Sierra

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
2400
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-66.4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA