Tim Hudson vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Strong 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 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. 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 Joe Strong

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Joe Strong

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Joe Strong

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA