Tim Hudson vs. Joe Vitelli — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Vitelli
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Vitelli as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Vitelli posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.714 compared to 3.49 and 1.266 for Tim Hudson. By the career numbers, Joe Vitelli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Joe Vitelli

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
3.49
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.179
0.179
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
8.51
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
46.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
36
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.29
46.29

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Joe Vitelli

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9380
27
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126.2
9
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Joe Vitelli

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1000
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA