Tim Hudson vs. Matt Smith — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Smith
Gen XNevadaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.55 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 3.49 and 1.266 for Tim Hudson. By the career numbers, Matt Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Matt Smith

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
12.77
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
3.49
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
8.51
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.01
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
8.39
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.03
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.824
1.824
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
37.95
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.28
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
3.8
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
0.96
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11787
33.93
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
29.55
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.186
0.186
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Matt Smith

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
12.77
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.46
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.171
0.171
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Matt Smith

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