Tim Hudson vs. Dan Smith — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dan Smith
Gen XMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Smith 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 4.66 and 1.966 for Dan Smith. 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 Dan Smith

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.28
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.66
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
11.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.21
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
44.38
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.33
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.931
1.931
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
37.24
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.38
44.38

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Dan Smith

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.28
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.177
0.177
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Dan Smith

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