Tim Hudson vs. Jose Torres — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jose Torres
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Torres 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 4.04 and 1.178 for Jose Torres. 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 Jose Torres

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.64
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.54
62.54
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
8.51
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.64
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
2.64
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.27
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
37.6
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.33
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
34.07
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.6
37.6

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Jose Torres

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.51
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Jose Torres

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
39600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Jose Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Torres
Career
Per 600 PA