Tim Hudson vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Willis 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 90), and run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 107). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 124). Role difference aside, Tim Hudson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Ron Willis

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
3.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
8.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.81
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Ron Willis

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
0.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Ron Willis

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
16.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
20.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
35.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA