Tim Hudson vs. Josh Smith — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Josh Smith
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 86), home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 108), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 91). Role difference aside, Tim Hudson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Josh Smith

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.92
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
5.6
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
9.89
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.95
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.31
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
40.55
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.85
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.95
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
35.68
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Josh Smith

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.92
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.78
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Josh Smith

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
2942.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
571.43
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
16.06
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
20.28
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
38.54
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
38.8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA