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Career Summary

Years	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	WARP
19	482	3126.7	222	133	0	3.49	63.4

Birth Date	7-14-1975
Height	6' 1"
Weight	175 lbs

Age	49 years, 4 months, 19 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	W	L	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-	WARP
1999	OAK	MLB	21	21	136.3	11	2	121	62	132	8	97	8.0	4.1	0.5	8.7	0%	.302	1.34	3.47	3.23	77	3.27	63.5	4.4
2000	OAK	MLB	32	32	202.3	20	6	169	82	169	24	86	7.5	3.6	1.1	7.5	0%	.257	1.24	4.41	4.14	85	3.70	71.2	5.6
2001	OAK	MLB	35	35	235.0	18	9	216	71	181	20	94	8.3	2.7	0.8	6.9	0%	.279	1.22	3.64	3.37	82	3.24	67.2	6.6
2002	OAK	MLB	34	34	238.3	15	9	237	62	152	19	93	8.9	2.3	0.7	5.7	0%	.294	1.25	3.69	2.98	89	4.20	90.1	3.7
2003	OAK	MLB	34	34	240.0	16	7	197	61	162	15	94	7.4	2.3	0.6	6.1	0%	.253	1.08	3.44	2.70	81	2.92	61.2	7.5
2004	OAK	MLB	27	27	188.7	12	6	194	44	103	8	103	9.3	2.1	0.4	4.9	0%	.297	1.26	3.50	3.53	88	4.12	84.9	3.4
2005	ATL	MLB	29	29	192.0	14	9	194	65	115	20	100	9.1	3.0	0.9	5.4	0%	.286	1.35	4.29	3.52	96	4.41	94.8	2.4
2006	ATL	MLB	35	35	218.3	13	12	235	79	141	25	95	9.7	3.3	1.0	5.8	0%	.298	1.44	4.51	4.86	94	4.13	84.1	4.0
2007	ATL	MLB	34	34	224.3	16	10	221	53	132	10	101	8.9	2.1	0.4	5.3	0%	.292	1.22	3.38	3.33	84	3.19	65.9	6.3
2008	ATL	MLB	23	22	142.0	11	7	125	40	85	11	98	7.9	2.5	0.7	5.4	0%	.262	1.16	3.80	3.17	90	3.75	79.9	2.8
2009	ATL	MLB	7	7	42.3	2	1	49	13	30	4	94	10.4	2.8	0.9	6.4	0%	.338	1.46	3.78	3.61	89	4.64	99.5	0.4
2010	ATL	MLB	34	34	228.7	17	9	189	74	139	20	93	7.4	2.9	0.8	5.5	0%	.249	1.15	4.11	2.83	97	4.00	90.4	3.4
2011	ATL	MLB	33	33	215.0	16	10	189	56	158	14	95	7.9	2.3	0.6	6.6	0%	.273	1.14	3.35	3.22	93	3.59	83.5	3.8
2012	ATL	MLB	28	28	179.0	16	7	168	48	102	12	99	8.4	2.4	0.6	5.1	0%	.270	1.21	3.82	3.62	101	4.24	97.1	2.0
2013	ATL	MLB	21	21	131.3	8	7	120	36	95	10	100	8.2	2.5	0.7	6.5	0%	.281	1.19	3.43	3.97	97	3.57	85.6	2.2
2014	SFN	MLB	31	31	189.3	9	13	199	34	120	15	99	9.5	1.6	0.7	5.7	0%	.300	1.23	3.51	3.57	95	3.26	79.9	3.7
2015	SFN	MLB	24	22	123.7	8	9	134	37	64	13	90	9.8	2.7	0.9	4.7	0%	.300	1.38	4.56	4.44	105	4.23	98.9	1.2
Career		MLB	482	479	3126.7	222	133	2957	917	2080	248	96	8.5	2.6	0.7	6.0	61%	.280	1.24	3.80	3.49	90	3.74	80.8	63.4

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	GS	IP	W	L	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-
1997	VAN	A-	NWN	8	4	28.7	3	1	12	15	37	0		3.8	4.7	0.0	11.6	0%	.207	0.94	3.09	2.51	0	0.00	0.0
1998	MOD	A+	CLF	8	5	37.7	4	0	19	18	48	0		4.5	4.3	0.0	11.5	0%	-.288	0.98	2.65	1.67	0	0.00	0.0
1998	HUN	AA	SOU	22	22	134.7	10	9	136	71	104	13		9.1	4.7	0.9	6.9	0%	-.647	1.54	4.81	4.54	0	0.00	0.0
1999	OAK	MLB	AL	21	21	136.3	11	2	121	62	132	8	97	8.0	4.1	0.5	8.7	0%	.302	1.34	3.47	3.23	77	3.27	63.5
1999	MID	AA	TXS	3	3	18.0	3	0	9	3	18	0		4.5	1.5	0.0	9.0	0%	-.429	0.67	1.89	0.50	0	0.00	0.0
1999	VAN	AAA	PCL	8	8	49.0	4	0	38	21	61	2		7.0	3.9	0.4	11.2	0%	-.429	1.20	2.95	2.20	0	0.00	0.0
2000	OAK	MLB	AL	32	32	202.3	20	6	169	82	169	24	86	7.5	3.6	1.1	7.5	0%	.257	1.24	4.41	4.14	85	3.70	71.2
2001	OAK	MLB	AL	35	35	235.0	18	9	216	71	181	20	94	8.3	2.7	0.8	6.9	0%	.279	1.22	3.64	3.37	82	3.24	67.2
2002	OAK	MLB	AL	34	34	238.3	15	9	237	62	152	19	93	8.9	2.3	0.7	5.7	0%	.294	1.25	3.69	2.98	89	4.20	90.1
2003	OAK	MLB	AL	34	34	240.0	16	7	197	61	162	15	94	7.4	2.3	0.6	6.1	0%	.253	1.08	3.44	2.70	81	2.92	61.2
2004	OAK	MLB	AL	27	27	188.7	12	6	194	44	103	8	103	9.3	2.1	0.4	4.9	0%	.297	1.26	3.50	3.53	88	4.12	84.9
2004	SAC	AAA	PCL	1	1	3.0	0	0	2	2	3	0		6.0	6.0	0.0	9.0	0%	.222	1.33	4.51	6.00	0	0.00	0.0
2005	ATL	MLB	NL	29	29	192.0	14	9	194	65	115	20	100	9.1	3.0	0.9	5.4	0%	.286	1.35	4.29	3.52	96	4.41	94.8
2006	ATL	MLB	NL	35	35	218.3	13	12	235	79	141	25	95	9.7	3.3	1.0	5.8	0%	.298	1.44	4.51	4.86	94	4.13	84.1
2007	ATL	MLB	NL	34	34	224.3	16	10	221	53	132	10	101	8.9	2.1	0.4	5.3	0%	.292	1.22	3.38	3.33	84	3.19	65.9
2008	ATL	MLB	NL	23	22	142.0	11	7	125	40	85	11	98	7.9	2.5	0.7	5.4	0%	.262	1.16	3.80	3.17	90	3.75	79.9
2009	ATL	MLB	NL	7	7	42.3	2	1	49	13	30	4	94	10.4	2.8	0.9	6.4	0%	.338	1.46	3.78	3.61	89	4.64	99.5
2009	MYR	A+	CRL	2	2	4.7	0	1	5	2	3	0	95	9.6	3.8	0.0	5.7	0%	.313	1.49	3.35	5.74	101	4.41	92.7
2009	GWN	AAA	INT	4	4	18.7	1	0	24	2	11	0	103	11.6	1.0	0.0	5.3	0%	.369	1.39	2.29	3.37	85	4.75	100.0
2010	ATL	MLB	NL	34	34	228.7	17	9	189	74	139	20	93	7.4	2.9	0.8	5.5	0%	.249	1.15	4.11	2.83	97	4.00	90.4
2011	ATL	MLB	NL	33	33	215.0	16	10	189	56	158	14	95	7.9	2.3	0.6	6.6	0%	.273	1.14	3.35	3.22	93	3.59	83.5
2012	ATL	MLB	NL	28	28	179.0	16	7	168	48	102	12	99	8.4	2.4	0.6	5.1	0%	.270	1.21	3.82	3.62	101	4.24	97.1
2012	ROM	A	SAL	2	2	7.0	0	2	13	1	1	0	105	16.7	1.3	0.0	1.3	0%	.433	2.00	4.14	7.71	108	7.27	151.3
2012	GWN	AAA	INT	2	2	10.7	2	0	8	5	8	0	103	6.8	4.2	0.0	6.8	0%	.235	1.22	3.06	0.84	95	3.47	72.3
2013	ATL	MLB	NL	21	21	131.3	8	7	120	36	95	10	100	8.2	2.5	0.7	6.5	0%	.281	1.19	3.43	3.97	97	3.57	85.6
2014	SFN	MLB	NL	31	31	189.3	9	13	199	34	120	15	99	9.5	1.6	0.7	5.7	0%	.300	1.23	3.51	3.57	95	3.26	79.9
2015	SFN	MLB	NL	24	22	123.7	8	9	134	37	64	13	90	9.8	2.7	0.9	4.7	0%	.300	1.38	4.56	4.44	105	4.23	98.9
2015	SJO	A+	CAL	1	1	2.7	0	0	1	0	2	0	88	3.4	0.0	0.0	6.8	0%	.143	0.38	2.28	0.00	94	3.24	71.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2008	1969	0.4713	0.4617	0.7844	0.6552	0.2891	0.8701	0.6113	0.2156
2009	603	0.5091	0.4826	0.7801	0.6417	0.3176	0.8528	0.6277	0.2199
2010	3303	0.4765	0.4384	0.8163	0.6309	0.2632	0.8872	0.6615	0.1837
2011	3186	0.4435	0.4498	0.7837	0.6320	0.3046	0.8992	0.5926	0.2163
2012	2614	0.4786	0.4560	0.8272	0.6395	0.2876	0.9088	0.6607	0.1728
2013	1992	0.4523	0.4644	0.7881	0.6260	0.3309	0.9096	0.5983	0.2119
2014	2708	0.4845	0.4767	0.7947	0.6418	0.3216	0.9026	0.5924	0.2053
2015	1841	0.4791	0.4633	0.8101	0.6406	0.3003	0.8973	0.6389	0.1899
Career	18216	0.4704	0.4580	0.8006	0.6374	0.2984	0.8952	0.6233	0.1994

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-09-07	2014-09-07	DTD	0	0	Right	Hip	Soreness		-
2014-05-13	2014-05-22	DTD	9	8	Left	Hip	Strain	Hip Flexor	-	-
2013-07-25	2013-10-08	60-DL	75	61	Right	Ankle	Surgery	Fracture Fibula and Deltoid Ligament After Being Stepped on At 1st Base	2013-07-26	-
2012-07-07	2012-07-13	DTD	6	2	Left	Ankle	Inflammation	Got Cortisone Injection	-	-
2012-06-06	2012-06-13	DTD	7	7	Left	Ankle	Inflammation		-	-
2012-03-26	2012-04-29	15-DL	34	21	-	Low Back	Recovery From Surgery	Herniated Disc	2011-11-28	-
2012-02-28	2012-03-26	Camp	27	0	-	Low Back	Recovery From Surgery	Herniated Disc	2011-11-28	-
2011-11-28	2011-11-28	Off	0	0	-	Low Back	Surgery	Herniated Disc	2011-11-28	-
2011-09-23	2011-09-23	DTD	0	0	-	General Medical	Cramp		-	-
2011-05-21	2011-05-30	DTD	9	7		Low Back	Stiffness		-
2009-02-26	2009-09-01	60-DL	187	131	Right	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2008-08-08
2008-07-28	2008-09-28	60-DL	62	57	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2008-08-08
2008-06-12	2008-06-12	DTD	0	0	Right	Forearm	Cramp		-
2008-06-01	2008-06-01	DTD	0	0	Left	Thigh	Spasms	Hamstring	-
2008-04-16	2008-04-16	DTD	0	0	Right	Arm	Fatigue		-
2007-06-14	2007-06-14	DTD	0	0	Right	Shoulder	Spasms	Posterior	-
2007-06-09	2007-06-09	DTD	0	0	Left	Lower Leg	Contusion	Batted Ball	-
2007-05-10	2007-05-10	DTD	0	0	Left	Wrist	Contusion	Batted Ball	-
2006-08-23	2006-08-23	DTD	0	0		General Medical	Illness	Respiratory Illness	-
2005-06-14	2005-07-16	15-DL	32	28	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2005-05-24	2005-05-24	DTD	0	0	Right	Fingers	Hyperextension		-
2005-03-17	2005-03-17	Camp	0	0		Low Back	Tightness		-
2004-06-23	2004-08-07	15-DL	45	39	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2003-10-06	2003-10-06	DTD	0	0	Left	Abdomen	Soreness	Oblique	-
2003-08-17	2003-08-24	DTD	7	6	Right	Wrist	Contusion	Batted Ball	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2015	SFN	$12,000,000
2014	SFN	$11,000,000
2013	ATL	$9,000,000
2012	ATL	$9,000,000
2011	ATL	$9,000,000
2010	ATL	$9,000,000
2009	ATL	$15,500,000
2008	ATL	$15,500,000
2007	ATL	$8,500,000
2006	ATL	$6,500,000
2005	ATL	$6,500,000
2004	OAK	$5,000,000
2003	OAK	$2,700,000
2002	OAK	$875,000
2001	OAK	$525,000
2000	OAK	$250,000

Years	Description	Salary
16 yr	Previous	$120,850,000
16 yr	Total	$120,850,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
16 y 119 d	Paul Cohen	2 years/$23M (2014-15)

Details

2 years/$23M (2014-15). Signed by San Francisco as a free agent 11/19/13. 14:$11M, 15:$12M. Award bonuses, including $25,000 for All-Star selection. Full no-trade protection. Hudson to donate $25,000 annually to charity.
3 years/$28M (2010-12), plus 2013 club option. Signed extension with Atlanta 11/12/09. 10-12:$9M annually. 13:$9M club option, $1M buyout. $0.5M bonus with 600 IP in 2010-12. Atlanta exercised 2013 option 10/30/12.
4 year/$47M (2006-09), plus 2010 mutual option. Signed extension with Atlanta 3/05. $10M signing bonus. 06:$4M, 07:$6M, 08:$13M, 09:$13M, 10:$12M mutual option, $1M buyout.
4 years/$9.1M (2001-04), plus 2005 club option. Signed extension with Oakland 8/00. $0.1M signing bonus, 01:$0.5M, 02:$0.85M, 03:$2.7M, 04:$4.55M, 05:$6M club option, $0.4M buyout. Option may increase based on performance (increased to $6.5M). Oakland exercised 2005 option 10/04. Acquired by Atlanta in trade from Oakland 12/04.
Drafted by Oakland 1997 (6-185).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	VORP	WARP
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	0.0	?	0	0	?	.000	0.00	0.00	?	0.0	0.0

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Date	Question	Answer
2016-06-09 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Who are some big league starters that remind you of Justin Dunn? Do you think he could be a starter? (Hank from Kansas)	In terms of size, pretty close to Tim Hudson. In regards to stuff maybe Carlos Carrasco? Has to get bigger and add weight to stay in the rotation long-term. -SG (Live Draft Chat)
2015-04-16 17:00:00 (link to chat)	Thoughts on Giants rotation and when/if we might see Yusmeiro Petit? (wml2000 from NYC)	After Madison Bumgarner it looks really thin, though Jake Peavy and Tim Hudson could certainly surprise us. Chris Heston has shown some velocity improvement and could be better than we were expecting, but I still see him as a back end guy. Tim Lincecum's velo is really down and while the deception is better, I don't trust him much. Who knows when Matt Cain's coming back? I'd love to see Petit in the rotation, but it could be a while if Heston holds up. I'll guess June. (Mike Gianella)
2014-09-15 19:30:00 (link to chat)	If we are to refer to good fastballs as "cheese", who throws cheddar, who throws blue, who throws pepperjack, and who throws the clearly inferior American cheese? Asking for a friend. (Yung Charcuterie from Your friendly neighborhood meat store)	Cheddar would be Yordano Ventura (sharp, in your face). Blu would be Alex Cobb (best left as a complement to other ingredients). Pepperjack would be Tim Hudson (appears underwhelming but very effective). American Cheese would be Bud Norris, for sure. (Ben Carsley)
2014-06-26 14:00:00 (link to chat)	In a 5x5 roto league, what is the best strategy for moving up the ladder in WHIP? (Zeus from Greece)	In a simple sense, it's about acquiring better pitchers. If you're not able to acquire much via the trade market, though, you're wise to look at the reliever market and claim guys who pitch often and limit baserunners. Essentially, the second-tier relievers that everyone largely ignores because they don't accumulate saves. If you can, sacrifice those high-strikeout guys who have lofty WHIPs and acquire someone less exciting like Doug Fister, Tim Hudson, Jason Hammel, etc. The guys that people overlook because of the low Ks. (J.P. Breen)
2014-04-17 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Aside from being Paul Goldschmidt's plaything, how good will Tim Lincecum be this year? Improve on last year? There was some suggestion that the presence of Tim Hudson (and his methods) might be of benefit (certainly Hudson has been good so far) - is that asking too much of a veteran teammate? Thanks, again, Matthew. (Drifter from Long Branch)	I think there's a better Lincecum in there than he's showed over the last couple seasons. This season he's got 17 Ks and one (!) walk in 15 innings, which is terrific. Then you look farther down the list and see he's got a 7.20 ERA because he's given up 12 runs and five homers in those 15 IP. He can clearly still get guys out, but what I keep hearing is that he hasn't ever adjusted to pitching with lesser velocity. The margin for error of a pitcher who throws 90-91 is much less than for a pitcher who can hit 96. The command has to be there and it seems it just isn't. He can't live up in the zone and out over the plate like he used to and unless that changes, it's hard to be optimistic. I do think a change of approach could benefit him, but the Cy Young winner is gone. (Matthew Kory)
2013-12-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Which deal do you like better -- the Giants' 2-year/$23 million deal for Tim Hudson or the A's 2-year/$22 million deal for Scott Kazmir? Sub-question, is getting Kazmir at this price better than whatever cost it would have taken to sign Bartolo Colon? (Greg from San Francisco)	I prefer the Hudson deal. I just trust him more. Kazmir has a great story and I have fond memories of his golden days, but his injury history concerns me more than Hudson's broken ankle does. Plus, I'm not sold that Kazmir is as good as his second-half numbers suggest, or that we should put a ton of emphasis on them-after all, Bruce Chen had a lower OPS-against than Kazmir did, and nobody wants to give him a two-year deal. I view him as more of a no. 4 type, which is fine. I just prefer Hudson's relative safeness. It depends on what Colon wants. If the money was comparable then I might prefer Colon. But if he wanted 3/45 or something out there like that, well ... (R.J. Anderson)
2013-11-22 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Buster Olney said the A's were runners up for getting Tim Hudson. Does that signal they're not confident they can re-sign Bartolo Colon? (John from San Francisco)	It's tough to be confident about anything regarding Bartolo. At his age, with his repertoire of 85-90% fastballs, and with his "interesting" background, I don't think that they can count on anything for next season. Whether that means that he is priced out of their means or they are just penciling in his innings, either way it makes sense to add some depth. (Doug Thorburn)
2013-06-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	ROS, can you rank Lackey, Porcello, J. De La Rosa, Doubront, Hellickson, Tim Hudson, EJax, Gerritt Cole. (Brian from Worcester)	Lackey, Cole, Porc, DLR, EJax, Doub, THud, Helly ... I rank Cole so high because if these are the kinds of guys on the wire, you can afford to bet on Cole's upside. If he fails, you just move on. (Paul Sporer)
2013-03-06 20:00:00 (link to chat)	In a 4x4 NL only league where K's don't count, is there anyone in the upper middle class ($10-$14) of SP who you especially bump up or down? Names like Tim Hudson, Jeff Samardzija, Josh Beckett, Homer Bailey, Trevor Cahill? (Scott from LA)	Samardzija gets a lot of his value from his strikeouts, but Cahill and Bailey are two guys I'd give a small bump up to. (Paul Singman)
2012-03-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I am betting on Tim Hudson / Ted Lilly in my deep league (20*35) in CBS. Tell me something I can hope for in the 2nd half of season. (Tango from Seattle)	Neither one will be on a team-imposed innings limit? Really, though, drafting Ted Lilly is a sign of a smart fantasy manager. Or an autodrafter, I guess. (Sam Miller)
2012-03-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Players like Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon will/may miss chunks of the season but for different reasons. Which older players with either reduced roles or other circumstances limiting games played are worth gambling on this season? (Tony035 from Toronto, ON)	Juan Pierre is interesting in Philadelphia, at least for the first couple months of the year for cheap steals. Tim Hudson might miss a month of the year, but he'll be good when he's healthy, and he came pretty cheap in LABR this weekend ($7). A.J. Burnett same deal ($3), but I like him in the NL and PNC Park. (Derek Carty)
2012-02-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Braves starting rotation on opening day looks like.... (Trey from Texas)	Good question. Tim Hudson just said he's going to miss the first month, so my best guess is that Jair Jurrjens, Tommy Hanson, Brandon Beachy and Mike Minor are all in there, with Randall Delgado, Julio Teheran, and perhaps Kris Medlen competing for the five spot. Wouldn't surprise me at all if the kids were to start the season in the minors because of the way that April off days limit fifth starters anyway. (Jay Jaffe)
2011-01-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Marc, 2 Scoresheet keeper league questions. Team 1: Protect Tim Hudson or Sean Marshall? Team 2: Pick one from among Vernon Wells, Travis Snider, Adam Lind and Felix Pie. Thanks for the chat! (rrydelek from Maryland)	You might want to ask Rob McQuown for help on this one. I'm still just learning Scoresheet and I expect to get destroyed this year. Rob knows what he's doing. (Marc Normandin)
2010-11-09 14:00:00 (link to chat)	WTG: Hisashi Iwakuma. What's his upside?How good are his secondary pitches? (leites from New York)	Breaking ball is solid, that split/change thing he throws is a true plus pitch and the command/control is outstanding. Highest praise I've heard is a Tim Hudson comp, lowest I've heard is a solid No.4 starter. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-08-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	In my keeper league I'm allowed to keep 2 pitcher and 2 position players (with subsequent "raises" of $2 or $5). Who to keep out of the following, current salaries listed: Pos: Rasmus ($2), Youklis ($4--DL waiver wire steal), Votto ($24), Tulo ($32). Pitcher: Niemann ($8), Hudson ($7), Buchholz ($5), Colby Lewis ($3). (Andy from Chicago)	Rasmus, Youkilis. Buchholz, Lewis. That's the best combination of talent/contracts you have. Votto's fantastic, but getting Youkilis for $20 less is huge. Tim Hudson has been having a great season, but it's not the kind you should be betting on happening again next year. Lewis will do more for you in terms of whiffs. (Marc Normandin)
2010-06-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Dynasty league question: Would you rather have Aroldis Chapman or Mike Leake over the next six years? (Dennis from LA)	Chapman for upside. I think Leake is basically Tim Hudson. He's really good and really polished already, but how much better do you think a groundball guy without a true out pitch is going to get? If you want the safer pick, Leake is a great one, but he's up now because he's basically a finished product. (Marc Normandin)
2010-05-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Can Tim Hudson keep up this type of performance? I know he's never been a true strikeout pitcher, but a 23 to 21 K/BB ratio in 55 innings is a little concerning, isn't it? (John from NH)	Yeah, you figure it's going to catch up with him at some point but he's still good enough to be successful _ though not as successful as he has been so far _ without a huge strikeout rate but he needs to get the walks down. (John Perrotto)
2010-02-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	You think Tim Hudson bounces back to old form? Braves' hopes could hinge on it. (AJ from Athens)	Yeah, if you apply the aging curve to him. No reason to think Tommy John is any different on him than anyone else. Remember, this guy had a LOT of mechanical questions coming out of Auburn and he held up ok. (Will Carroll)
2009-09-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Tim Hudson? Should we prepare for a Big comeback in 2010? (Tim from Queens)	I suspect he'll be a worthwhile third starter again, and as a result, someone on the cusp of getting eight large per annum from his next employer. This winter's free-agent market's going to be a bit fun/funny, in that somebody's going to get a Suppan-sized deal the team will regret; if that's Jason Marquis or Rich Harden, I wouldn't be surprised, but it won't be Tim Hudson. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-06-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Tim Hudson due back later this year from TJ...starter or reliever...any word on his progress? (DB from DC)	September and role TBD. There have been the occasional mentions of John Smoltz when it comes to Hudson's return, but aside from the logo on their caps, I'm not sure they have much in common. (Will Carroll)
2009-06-03 15:00:00 (link to chat)	How much can/should the Braves expect from Tim Hudson after his return? (D from Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana Area)	While he'll probably be back before then, I wouldn't expect we'll see Hudson-like performances until the last month or so. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-05-21 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Joe, with Brad Pitt signed on to play Billy Bean in the movie version of "Moneyball", does that mean he won't be available to play you in the off-Broadway version of "BP"? Is the fallback Gilbert Gottfried?? (Tim from DC)	I love that casting. I presume this means I have a shot to play Tim Hudson. What's Billy, eight inches taller than Pitt? Wrong Billy Bean(e), by the way. I'm pretty sure Paul Giamatti or Jason Alexander plays me in the movie. Carrot Top goes all Brando to play Young Gary, David Wells makes his theatrical debut as Will, and Cate Blanchett plays Christina. I'll stop there. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-11-03 13:30:00 (link to chat)	I think in the past you've said Beane's worst trade was dealing Bonderman to the Tigers. Given that he has seemingly regressed since 2006, and the absolutely negligible value they got for Tim Hudson (Marlins just claimed Dan Meyer, hence what sparked the question), do you still believe the Bonderman deal was worse? (Dave from Chicago)	Which part of this is more bittersweet, that there are potentially multiple answers, or that to take the contra, I have to "root" for Bonderman to bounce back and make the A's look worse? It makes for a list not unlike the worse parts of Brad Pitt's career--there's plenty of reason for regret to go around. (Christina Kahrl)

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Tim Hudson threw 20,552 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2015, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2015, he relied primarily on his Sinker (89mph) and Cutter (83mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (89mph), Curve (76mph) and Splitter (81mph).