Tim Hudson vs. Pat Whitaker — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Pat Whitaker
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Pat Whitaker 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 3.91 and 1.435 for Pat Whitaker. 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 Pat Whitaker

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.64
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.54
62.54
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.38
99.38
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.91
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.91
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
40.7
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.26
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
36
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Pat Whitaker

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.48
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.87
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.87
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Pat Whitaker

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
413.24
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
35.49
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-20.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA