Tim Hudson vs. Brad Thompson — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brad Thompson
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Thompson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Hudson led in strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 60), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 105), and home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 117). Brad Thompson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 137 vs 104). Role difference aside, Tim Hudson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Brad Thompson

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.92
15.92
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
4.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
405.1
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
9.84
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
2.69
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
4.22
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1757
39.01
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.42
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
4.88
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
0.96
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1580
35.08
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Brad Thompson

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
405.1
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.18
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.93
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.91
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.92
15.92
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Brad Thompson

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
1715.49
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
518.03
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
473.24
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
18.12
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
84.51
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
101.41
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
19.36
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
228.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
56.62
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
109.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100