Tim Hudson vs. Hack Spencer — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Hack Spencer
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Hack Spencer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hack Spencer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.49 and 1.266 for Tim Hudson. By the career numbers, Hack Spencer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Hack Spencer

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
3.49
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
10.8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
2.64
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
37.8
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
10.8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
37.8
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Hack Spencer

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9380
27
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126.2
9
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Hack Spencer

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