Tim Hudson vs. Jim Willoughby — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Willoughby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Willoughby 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 83), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 92). Jim Willoughby held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 141 vs 104). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Tim Hudson.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Jim Willoughby

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.89
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.42
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.56
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
3.79
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1652
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
550.2
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
9.12
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.93
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
2.64
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.37
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.47
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
4.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2306
37.69
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.19
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.35
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.33
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.87
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2088
34.13
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Jim Willoughby

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.89
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1653
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
0.74
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.58
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.47
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.79
96.79
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.635
0.635
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Jim Willoughby

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
1837.97
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
518.03
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
67
508.86
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.16
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.38
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
20.28
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
25.27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
14
106.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
45.57
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
16.19
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
182.28
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
56.62
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA