What years did Charles Hudson play?

Charles Hudson played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1989.

Was Charles Hudson a pitcher?

Yes. Charles Hudson pitched in the major leagues, recording 50 wins and 580 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Charles Hudson hit?

Charles Hudson hit 0 career home runs with 20 hits.

What was Charles Hudson's career batting average?

Charles Hudson batted .095 over his career, with 20 hits in 210 at bats.

How many RBI did Charles Hudson have?

Charles Hudson drove in 10 runs in his career.

What was Charles Hudson's career ERA?

Charles Hudson finished with a 4.14 career ERA, going 50-60 with 580 strikeouts.

Charles Hudson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1989)

Charles Hudson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1989 for the Philadelphia Phillies, the New York Yankees, and the Detroit Tigers, a span of 7 seasons. Across 208 career appearances, he went 50-60 with a 4.14 ERA and 580 strikeouts. He also batted .095 with 0 home runs.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 50–60

ERA 4.14

WHIP 1.35

SO 580

Pitcher PIV -5563.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 185 lb
Born: 3/16/1959 in Ennis, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1983-05-31
Last Game: 1989-08-11

Full name: Charles Lynn Hudson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Charles Hudson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
50	60	208	140	14	3	2	1007.2	997	463	110	361	580	4.14	-5563.7

Career ERA 4.14 vs. league average 3.90 across their career seasons — 6.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Charles Hudson (b. 1959) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1983	PHI	NL	8	8	26	26	3	0	0	169.1	158	63	53	101	3.35	3.87 (+14%)	1635.0
1984	PHI	NL	9	11	30	30	1	1	0	173.2	181	78	52	94	4.04	3.81 (-6%)	1323.1
1985	PHI	NL	8	13	38	26	3	0	0	193.0	188	81	74	122	3.78	3.89 (+3%)	-1165.8
1986	PHI	NL	7	10	33	23	0	0	0	144.0	165	79	58	82	4.94	3.97 (-24%)	-2424.7
1987	NYA	AL	11	7	35	16	6	2	0	154.2	137	62	57	100	3.61	4.29 (+16%)	-174.8
1988	NYA	AL	6	6	28	12	1	0	2	106.1	93	53	36	58	4.49	3.73 (-20%)	-460.6
1989	DET	AL	1	5	18	7	0	0	0	66.2	75	47	31	23	6.34	3.71 (-71%)	-4295.9
Career · 7 seasons			50	60	208	140	14	3	2	1,007.2	997	463	361	580	4.14	—	-5,564

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Charles Hudson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
213	210	11	20	3	0	0	10	0	4	96	.095	.120	.110	.229	-1,679

Career AVG .095 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 63.1% below league average.

Career OBP .120 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 63.0% below league average.

Career SLG .110 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 71.9% below league average.

Career OPS .229 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 67.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Charles Hudson — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1983	PHI	NL	27	54	4	5	0	3	2	32	.093	.260 (-65%)	.324 (-57%)	.389 (-76%)	.714 (-67%)	-567.2
1984	PHI	NL	30	56	3	5	3	4	0	27	.089	.259 (-66%)	.322 (-73%)	.384 (-63%)	.707 (-67%)	-610.6
1985	PHI	NL	38	57	2	8	0	3	1	18	.140	.257 (-45%)	.323 (-48%)	.390 (-64%)	.714 (-57%)	-501.1
1986	PHI	NL	36	43	2	2	0	0	1	19	.047	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	NYA	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	NYA	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	DET	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			213	210	11	20	3	10	4	96	.095	—	—	—	—	-1,679

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Charles Hudson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Charles Hudson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1983	NLCS	PHI	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
1983	WS	PHI	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Charles Hudson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	3	3	0	17.1	13	10	3	15	5.19

Playoff Pitching by Year

Charles Hudson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1983	NLCS	PHI	1	0	1	1	0	9.0	4	2	2	9	2.00
1983	WS	PHI	0	2	2	2	0	8.1	9	8	1	6	8.64

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Charles Hudson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	98	88	4	7	0	6	.080
Away	115	122	7	13	0	4	.107

Pitching — Home / Away

Charles Hudson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	96	458.2	457	210	145	273	4.12
Away	112	549.0	540	253	216	307	4.15

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Charles Hudson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1989-08-11	DET	TEX	—	3.1	2	1	1	2	4	1
1989-08-09	DET	MIL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989-08-04	DET	CHW	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1989-07-27	DET	MIL	—	3.0	8	8	8	3	0	2
1989-07-24	DET	MIL	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0
1989-07-22	DET	LAA	L	5.0	5	1	1	3	2	0
1989-07-16	DET	SEA	W	6.1	6	5	5	4	2	0
1989-07-06	DET	NYY	—	7.0	6	4	4	2	2	2
1989-07-01	DET	BAL	L	6.0	6	3	3	1	3	2
1989-06-20	DET	OAK	—	4.0	5	4	4	1	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Charles Hudson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	208	140	69	106	5	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Charles Hudson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1983	PHI	P	26	26	14	19	1	3
1984	PHI	P	30	30	4	20	2	1
1985	PHI	P	38	26	14	18	0	1
1986	PHI	P	33	23	12	20	1	0
1987	NYA	P	35	16	9	14	0	1
1988	NYA	P	28	12	9	10	0	3
1989	DET	P	18	7	7	5	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Charles Hudson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	208

Salary History

Charles Hudson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1989	DET	AL	$525,000
1988	NYA	AL	$450,000
1987	NYA	AL	$305,000
1986	PHI	NL	$277,500
1985	PHI	NL	$192,500
Total Career Earnings			$1,750,000

College History

Charles Hudson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Prairie View A&M University	Prairie View	TX	1978, 1979, 1980, 1981

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Charles Hudson: the record in brief

The profile opens with Charles Hudson's first major league game on May 31, 1983; the last one listed came on August 11, 1989. The team column moves through the Philadelphia Phillies (1983 through 1986), the New York Yankees (1987 through 1988), and the Detroit Tigers (1989). Hudson played primarily as a pitcher and batted from both sides and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on March 16, 1959, in Ennis, TX, USA and a listed size of 6'3" and 185 pounds. Hudson's full given name, per the bio, is Charles Lynn Hudson.

Hudson went 50-60 with a 4.14 ERA in 208 games, 140 of them starts. Also on Hudson's record: 580 strikeouts and 14 complete games. The league ERA over Hudson's seasons was 3.90, so the 4.14 figure ran 6.1% worse than average. 1987 brought Hudson a season-high 11 wins. The strikeout high was 122 in 1985. 1983 was Hudson's sharpest full season, a 3.35 ERA against the league's 3.87.

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles Hudson

What years did Charles Hudson play?: Charles Hudson played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1989.
Was Charles Hudson a pitcher?: Yes. Charles Hudson pitched in the major leagues, recording 50 wins and 580 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Charles Hudson hit?: Charles Hudson hit 0 career home runs with 20 hits.
What was Charles Hudson's career batting average?: Charles Hudson batted .095 over his career, with 20 hits in 210 at bats.
How many RBI did Charles Hudson have?: Charles Hudson drove in 10 runs in his career.
What was Charles Hudson's career ERA?: Charles Hudson finished with a 4.14 career ERA, going 50-60 with 580 strikeouts.