Tim Hudson vs. Joe Vance — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Vance
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Vance 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 1.762 for Joe Vance. 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 Vance

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.52
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.78
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
41.44
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.41
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.28
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.762
1.762
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
36.1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.44
41.44

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Joe Vance

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9380
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126.2
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Joe Vance

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
480
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
16.06
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
20.28
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
49.91
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
35.49
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
51.22
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA