Tim Hudson vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Sweeney
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Sweeney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Sweeney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 3.49 and 1.266 for Tim Hudson. By the career numbers, Bill Sweeney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Bill Sweeney

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.02
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.62
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.25
61.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.97
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
3.49
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
2.67
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2124
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
700
8.9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.22
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
2.64
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.47
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
5.36
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.69
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3019
38.38
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
5.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2903
36.9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Bill Sweeney

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.06
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2694
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.56
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
3.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.02
83.02
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.538
2.538
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Bill Sweeney

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
413.24
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
97
146.6
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
397
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
384
580.35
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
128.46
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
111.84
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
16.06
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
16.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.28
35.19
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
145.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
148.11
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
64.99
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.07
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
74.06
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.75
40.42
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.65
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA