Daniel Hudson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2024)

Daniel Hudson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2024 for 7 teams, including the Chicago White Sox, a span of 16 seasons. Across 547 career appearances, he went 65-45 with a 3.74 ERA, 817 strikeouts, and 43 saves. Daniel Hudson was a Silver Slugger. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7716.1.

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

W–L 65–45
ERA 3.74
WHIP 1.22
SO 817
Pitcher PIV 7716.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 215 lb
Born
3/9/1987 in Lynchburg, VA, USA
MLB Debut
2009-09-04
Last Game
2024-09-27
Awards
Silver Slugger

Full name: Daniel Claiborne Hudson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Daniel Hudson — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
65 45 547 61 3 0 43 855.1 767 355 96 277 817 3.74 7716.1

Career ERA 3.74 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — 9.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Daniel Hudson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2009 CHA AL 1 1 6 2 0 0 0 18.2 16 7 9 14 3.38 4.32 (+22%) -453.5
2010 CHA AL 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 15.2 17 11 11 14 6.32 4.08 (-55%) -58.0
2010 ARI NL 7 1 11 11 0 0 0 79.2 51 15 16 70 1.69 4.08 (+58%) 1746.3
2011 ARI NL 16 12 33 33 3 0 0 222.0 217 86 50 169 3.49 3.94 (+12%) 3831.9
2012 ARI NL 3 2 9 9 0 0 0 45.1 62 37 12 37 7.35 4.01 (-83%) -932.4
2014 ARI NL 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2.2 4 4 0 2 13.50 — 0.0
2015 ARI NL 4 3 64 1 0 0 4 67.2 64 29 25 71 3.86 3.96 (+3%) 811.7
2016 ARI NL 3 2 70 0 0 0 5 60.1 65 35 22 58 5.22 4.19 (-25%) 580.8
2017 PIT NL 2 7 71 0 0 0 0 61.2 57 30 33 66 4.38 4.36 (avg) 25.9
2018 LAN NL 3 2 40 1 0 0 0 46.0 38 21 18 44 4.11 4.15 (+1%) -263.5
2019 TOR AL 6 3 45 1 0 0 2 48.0 38 16 23 48 3.00 4.51 (+33%) 377.9
2019 WAS NL 3 0 24 0 0 0 6 25.0 18 4 4 23 1.44 4.51 (+68%) 610.0
2020 WAS NL 3 2 21 0 0 0 10 20.2 15 14 11 28 6.10 4.45 (-37%) -948.0
2021 WAS NL 4 1 31 0 0 0 0 32.2 23 8 7 48 2.20 4.27 (+48%) 1479.5
2021 SDN NL 1 2 23 0 0 0 0 19.0 17 11 9 27 5.21 4.27 (-22%) -104.6
2022 LAN NL 2 3 25 0 0 0 5 24.1 17 6 5 30 2.22 3.97 (+44%) 1176.5
2023 LAN NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 3.0 2 0 3 5 0.00 — 0.0
2024 LAN NL 6 2 65 0 0 0 10 63.0 46 21 19 63 3.00 4.08 (+26%) -164.2
Career · 18 seasons 65 45 547 61 3 0 43 855.1 767 355 277 817 3.74 — 7,716

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

Daniel Hudson — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
547 108 7 24 5 0 1 21 0 5 36 .222 .261 .296 .557 -61

Career AVG .222 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 11.7% below league average.

Career OBP .261 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 18.4% below league average.

Career SLG .296 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 27.6% below league average.

Career OPS .557 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 23.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Daniel Hudson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2009 CHA AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 CHA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 ARI NL 11 27 1 4 2 0 0 6 0 0 7 .148 — — — — 0.0
2011 ARI NL 33 65 5 18 3 0 1 14 0 3 21 .277 .255 (+9%) .320 (-4%) .399 (-7%) .719 (-6%) -60.6
2012 ARI NL 9 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 .154 — — — — 0.0
2014 ARI NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 ARI NL 64 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 ARI NL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 PIT NL 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 LAN NL 40 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 TOR AL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 WAS NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2020 WAS NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 WAS NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 SDN NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2022 LAN NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2023 LAN NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2024 LAN NL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 547 108 7 24 5 0 1 21 0 5 36 .222 — — — — -61

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

Daniel Hudson — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Daniel Hudson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2024 NLCS LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2024 NLDS2 LAN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2024 WS LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 NLCS WAS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 NLDS1 WAS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 NLWC WAS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 WS WAS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 NLDS2 ARI 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Daniel Hudson — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 2 17 1 4 21.0 27 14 6 22 6.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Daniel Hudson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2024 NLCS LAN 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 2 4.50
2024 NLDS2 LAN 0 0 3 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 1 0.00
2024 WS LAN 0 1 2 0 0 1.2 3 4 1 3 21.60
2019 NLCS WAS 0 0 2 0 2 2.0 0 0 1 0 0.00
2019 NLDS1 WAS 1 0 3 0 1 2.2 3 0 2 4 0.00
2019 NLWC WAS 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 1 0.00
2019 WS WAS 0 0 3 0 0 4.0 7 4 1 5 9.00
2011 NLDS2 ARI 0 1 1 1 0 5.1 9 5 0 6 8.44

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Daniel Hudson — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home28359515111.254
Away2644929010.184

Pitching — Home / Away

Daniel Hudson — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home283454.24021741494473.44
Away264400.23651811283704.07

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Daniel Hudson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2024-09-27 LADCOL — 1.0000120
2024-09-24 LADSDP — 1.0100010
2024-09-21 LADCOL — 1.0222021
2024-09-20 LADCOL — 1.0211021
2024-09-17 LADMIA — 1.0222001
2024-09-16 LADATL — 1.0000110
2024-09-13 LADATL — 1.0000110
2024-09-11 LADCHC — 0.2111210
2024-09-06 LADCLE — 1.0100000
2024-09-03 LADLAA — 1.0000020

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Daniel Hudson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 547 61 43 78 8 8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Daniel Hudson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2009 CHA P 6 2 0 3 1 0
2010 CHA P 3 3 0 2 0 0
2010 ARI P 11 11 8 5 0 1
2011 ARI P 33 33 7 22 2 3
2012 ARI P 9 9 0 5 0 1
2014 ARI P 3 0 0 0 0 0
2015 ARI P 64 1 5 7 1 0
2016 ARI P 70 0 5 3 2 1
2017 PIT P 71 0 4 10 1 2
2018 LAN P 40 1 3 1 0 0
2019 TOR P 45 1 2 7 1 0
2019 WAS P 24 0 3 1 0 0
2020 WAS P 21 0 0 3 0 0
2021 WAS P 31 0 1 4 0 0
2021 SDN P 23 0 0 2 0 0
2022 LAN P 25 0 1 0 0 0
2023 LAN P 3 0 0 0 0 0
2024 LAN P 65 0 4 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Daniel Hudson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 547

Awards & Honors

Daniel Hudson — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2011 Player of the Week Week of 2011-05-22
2011 Silver Slugger P
2010 Rookie of the Month August

Salary History

Daniel Hudson — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 ARI NL $2,700,000
2015 ARI NL $800,000
2012 ARI NL $504,000
2011 ARI NL $419,000
Total Career Earnings $4,423,000

College History

Daniel Hudson — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Old Dominion University Norfolk VA 2006, 2007, 2008

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Daniel Hudson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Craig Stammen
    55-44, 3.66 ERA
  2. 88
    Ryan Madson
    61-48, 3.48 ERA
  3. 86
    Collin McHugh
    71-47, 3.72 ERA
  4. 84
    Seth Lugo
    71-56, 3.74 ERA
  5. 82
    Bob Howry
    45-52, 3.84 ERA
  6. 80
    Yusmeiro Petit
    50-44, 3.93 ERA

Daniel Hudson: the record in brief

The profile opens with Daniel Hudson's first major league game on September 4, 2009; the last one listed came on September 27, 2024. The team column moves through the Chicago White Sox (2009 through 2010), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2010 through 2016), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2017), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2018 through 2024), the Toronto Blue Jays (2019), the Washington Nationals (2019 through 2021), and the San Diego Padres (2021). Listed as a pitcher, Hudson batted and threw right-handed. Hudson is listed at 215 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. Hudson was born on March 9, 1987, in Lynchburg, VA, USA. Daniel Hudson was the playing name; the full given name is Daniel Claiborne.

Across 547 games (61 starts), Hudson recorded 65 wins against 45 losses with a 3.74 ERA. Also on Hudson's record: 817 strikeouts and 43 saves. Against a 4.14 league ERA for the same years, Hudson was 9.9% better. The best win total was 16, in 2011. The most saves in one season was 10, in 2020.

Frequently Asked Questions about Daniel Hudson

What years did Daniel Hudson play?
Daniel Hudson played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2024.
Was Daniel Hudson a pitcher?
Yes. Daniel Hudson pitched in the major leagues, recording 65 wins and 817 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Daniel Hudson hit?
Daniel Hudson hit 1 career home runs with 24 hits.
What was Daniel Hudson's career batting average?
Daniel Hudson batted .222 over his career, with 24 hits in 108 at bats.
How many RBI did Daniel Hudson have?
Daniel Hudson drove in 21 runs in his career.
What was Daniel Hudson's career ERA?
Daniel Hudson finished with a 3.74 career ERA, going 65-45 with 817 strikeouts.