Tim Hudson vs. Carl Thomas — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Carl Thomas
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Carl Thomas 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 7.45 and 1.862 for Carl Thomas. 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 Carl Thomas

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.64
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.54
62.54
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
8.51
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.45
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9.31
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.66
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.552
1.552
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
43.76
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.862
1.862
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11787
33.93
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
33.52
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.76
43.76

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Carl Thomas

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
0.74
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.79
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.79
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Carl Thomas

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
518.03
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
79.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
94.37
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
56.62
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA