Tim Hudson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2015)

W–L 222–133
ERA 3.49
WHIP 1.24
SO 2,080
Pitcher PIV 40401.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 175 lb
Born
7/14/1975 in Columbus, GA, USA
MLB Debut
1999-06-08
Last Game
2015-10-01
Awards
4× All-Star

Full name: Timothy Adam Hudson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
222 133 482 479 26 13 0 3126.7 2,957 1,213 248 917 2,080 3.49 40401.9

Career ERA 3.49 vs. league average 4.27 across their career seasons — 18.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1999 OAK AL 11 2 21 21 1 0 0 136.3 121 49 62 132 3.23 4.71 (+31%) 4540.3
2000 OAK AL 20 6 32 32 2 2 0 202.3 169 93 82 169 4.14 4.77 (+13%) 2340.9
2001 OAK AL 18 9 35 35 3 0 0 235.0 216 88 71 181 3.37 4.42 (+24%) 5047.1
2002 OAK AL 15 9 34 34 4 2 0 238.3 237 79 62 152 2.98 4.28 (+30%) 4213.1
2003 OAK AL 16 7 34 34 3 2 0 240.0 197 72 61 162 2.70 4.40 (+39%) 6410.8
2004 OAK AL 12 6 27 27 3 2 0 188.7 194 74 44 103 3.53 4.46 (+21%) 5221.1
2005 ATL NL 14 9 29 29 2 0 0 192.0 194 75 65 115 3.52 4.29 (+18%) -199.6
2006 ATL NL 13 12 35 35 2 1 0 218.3 235 118 79 141 4.86 4.53 (-7%) -142.0
2007 ATL NL 16 10 34 34 1 1 0 224.3 221 83 53 132 3.33 4.47 (+26%) 5955.6
2008 ATL NL 11 7 23 22 1 1 0 142.0 125 50 40 85 3.17 4.32 (+27%) 1807.1
2009 ATL NL 2 1 7 7 0 0 0 42.3 49 17 13 30 3.61 4.32 (+16%) 525.6
2010 ATL NL 17 9 34 34 1 0 0 228.7 189 72 74 139 2.83 4.08 (+31%) -54.0
2011 ATL NL 16 10 33 33 1 1 0 215.0 189 77 56 158 3.22 3.94 (+18%) 3084.7
2012 ATL NL 16 7 28 28 1 1 0 179.0 168 72 48 102 3.62 4.01 (+10%) 1080.0
2013 ATL NL 8 7 21 21 0 0 0 131.3 120 58 36 95 3.97 3.87 (-3%) 1370.6
2014 SFN NL 9 13 31 31 1 0 0 189.3 199 75 34 120 3.57 3.74 (+5%) 965.9
2015 SFN NL 8 9 24 22 0 0 0 123.7 134 61 37 64 4.44 3.96 (-12%) -1765.4
Career · 17 seasons 222 133 482 479 26 13 0 3,126.2 2,957 1,213 917 2,080 3.49 — 40,402

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
489 613 35 98 19 1 4 42 0 26 190 .160 .196 .214 .410 -3,548

Career AVG .160 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 39.0% below league average.

Career OBP .196 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 40.6% below league average.

Career SLG .214 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 48.6% below league average.

Career OPS .410 vs. league average .745 across their career seasons — 45.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1999 OAK AL 24 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 — — — — 0.0
2000 OAK AL 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 OAK AL 36 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 OAK AL 34 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
2003 OAK AL 34 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
2004 OAK AL 27 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 ATL NL 29 65 2 9 2 1 0 6 0 3 26 .138 .264 (-48%) .330 (-47%) .418 (-52%) .749 (-50%) -541.0
2006 ATL NL 35 63 4 6 1 0 0 3 0 2 18 .095 .269 (-65%) .336 (-63%) .431 (-74%) .768 (-70%) -735.3
2007 ATL NL 34 76 6 20 3 0 0 9 0 3 18 .263 .268 (-2%) .335 (-13%) .422 (-28%) .758 (-22%) -268.2
2008 ATL NL 23 41 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 14 .146 — — — — 0.0
2009 ATL NL 7 12 2 4 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
2010 ATL NL 35 77 4 15 4 0 0 4 0 0 21 .195 .257 (-24%) .325 (-40%) .402 (-39%) .728 (-39%) -494.9
2011 ATL NL 33 69 4 8 1 0 1 4 0 4 20 .116 .255 (-55%) .320 (-49%) .399 (-56%) .719 (-53%) -580.8
2012 ATL NL 29 55 4 12 3 0 0 6 0 2 18 .218 .254 (-14%) .318 (-22%) .405 (-33%) .724 (-28%) -261.6
2013 ATL NL 21 38 2 6 1 0 1 3 0 4 14 .158 — — — — 0.0
2014 SFN NL 31 53 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 20 .038 .251 (-85%) .313 (-72%) .386 (-90%) .700 (-82%) -665.8
2015 SFN NL 24 38 3 7 2 0 1 1 0 1 11 .184 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 489 613 35 98 19 1 4 42 0 26 190 .160 — — — — -3,548

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
15 12 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .333

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2014 NLCS SFN 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
2014 NLDS1 SFN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2014 WS SFN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 NLDS2 ATL 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
2005 NLDS2 ATL 2 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333
2003 ALDS2 OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 ALDS2 OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALDS2 OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 ALDS1 OAK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 4 14 13 0 75.7 75 31 22 53 3.69

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2014 NLCS SFN 0 0 1 1 0 6.3 7 4 0 5 5.68
2014 NLDS1 SFN 0 0 1 1 0 7.3 7 1 0 8 1.23
2014 WS SFN 0 1 2 2 0 7.3 7 5 2 3 6.14
2010 NLDS2 ATL 0 0 1 1 0 7.0 4 0 4 5 0.00
2005 NLDS2 ATL 0 1 2 2 0 13.7 13 8 6 8 5.27
2003 ALDS2 OAK 0 0 2 2 0 7.7 10 3 1 6 3.52
2002 ALDS2 OAK 0 1 2 2 0 8.7 13 6 4 8 6.23
2001 ALDS2 OAK 1 0 2 1 0 9.7 8 1 1 5 0.93
2000 ALDS1 OAK 0 1 1 1 0 8.0 6 3 4 5 3.38

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2483081549223.159
Away2413052049219.161

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2451648.1148458946211583.22
Away2371478.114736244559223.80

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2015-10-01 SFGLADL 000000000
2015-09-26 SFGOAKW 000000000
2015-09-20 SFGAZW 200000001
2015-09-14 SFGCINW 100000001
2015-09-08 SFGAZW 312001100
2015-09-03 SFGCOLL 000000000
2015-09-01 SFGLADL 000000000
2015-07-26 SFGOAKW 201100001
2015-07-20 SFGSDPL 200000001
2015-06-26 SFGCOLL 200000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2015-10-01 SFGLAD L 2.1333210
2015-09-26 SFGOAK — 1.1132300
2015-09-20 SFGAZ W 6.0400330
2015-09-14 SFGCIN — 4.1311310
2015-09-08 SFGAZ W 6.0411040
2015-09-03 SFGCOL — 2.0100020
2015-09-01 SFGLAD — 0.1100000
2015-07-26 SFGOAK W 5.0733010
2015-07-20 SFGSDP L 4.0533431
2015-06-26 SFGCOL L 6.21055161

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 482 479 258 492 24 35

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1999 OAK P 21 21 10 22 1 3
2000 OAK P 32 32 15 20 4 1
2001 OAK P 35 35 21 43 5 3
2002 OAK P 34 34 26 27 0 2
2003 OAK P 34 34 20 54 2 1
2004 OAK P 27 27 22 26 1 3
2005 ATL P 29 29 27 36 1 4
2006 ATL P 35 35 17 30 0 2
2007 ATL P 34 34 27 43 0 2
2008 ATL P 23 22 7 22 1 2
2009 ATL P 7 7 3 4 0 1
2010 ATL P 34 34 17 57 3 2
2011 ATL P 33 33 8 36 2 4
2012 ATL P 28 28 13 20 1 0
2013 ATL P 21 21 5 16 1 0
2014 SFN P 31 31 13 21 2 1
2015 SFN P 24 22 7 15 0 4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 482
Designated Hitter 3

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2013 Player of the Week Week of 2013-05-05
2010 Comeback Player of the Year
2010 Hutch Award
2010 MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2010 Pitcher of the Month August
2010 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
2007 Player of the Week Week of 2007-04-14
2002 Player of the Week Week of 2002-09-14
2000 Pitcher of the Month September
1999 TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2015 SFN NL $12,000,000
2014 SFN NL $11,000,000
2013 ATL NL $9,000,000
2012 ATL NL $9,000,000
2011 ATL NL $9,000,000
2010 ATL NL $9,000,000
2009 ATL NL $15,500,000
2008 ATL NL $15,500,000
2007 ATL NL $8,500,000
2006 ATL NL $6,500,000
2005 ATL NL $6,500,000
2004 OAK AL $5,000,000
2003 OAK AL $2,700,000
2002 OAK AL $875,000
2001 OAK AL $525,000
2000 OAK AL $250,000
1999 OAK AL $200,000
Total Career Earnings $121,050,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City AL 1994, 1995
Auburn University Auburn AL 1996, 1997

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2010 Cy Young Award NL 4th 39.0 224 0
2003 Cy Young Award AL 4th 15.0 140 0
2001 Cy Young Award AL 6th 1.0 140 0
2000 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 54.0 140 0
2000 Most Valuable Player AL 15th 8.0 392 0
1999 Rookie of the Year AL 5th 13.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Orel Hershiser
    204-150, 3.48 ERA
  2. 97
    Kevin Brown
    211-144, 3.28 ERA
  3. 87
    Bob Welch
    211-146, 3.47 ERA
  4. 83
    Milt Pappas
    209-164, 3.40 ERA
  5. 79
    Vida Blue
    209-161, 3.27 ERA
  6. 77
    Adam Wainwright
    200-128, 3.53 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Tim Hudson

What years did Tim Hudson play?
Tim Hudson played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2015.
Was Tim Hudson a pitcher?
Yes. Tim Hudson pitched in the major leagues, recording 222 wins and 2080 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tim Hudson hit?
Tim Hudson hit 4 career home runs with 98 hits.