Sid Hudson
Sidney Charles Hudson
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 3, 1915 in Coalfield, TN
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1938. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1940
Final Game: September 25, 1954
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1940 25 WSH AL 17 16 .515 4.57 38 31 3 19 3 1 252.0 272 149 128 20 81 96 3 1 6 1090 91 1.401 9.7 0.7 2.9 3.4 1.19 MVP-14
1941 26 WSH AL 13 14 .481 3.46 33 33 0 17 3 0 249.2 242 124 96 12 97 108 1 0 4 1071 117 1.358 8.7 0.4 3.5 3.9 1.11 AS
1942 27 WSH AL 10 17 .370 4.36 35 31 4 19 1 2 239.1 266 140 116 9 70 72 5 0 4 1048 84 1.404 10.0 0.3 2.6 2.7 1.03 AS
1946 31 WSH AL 8 11 .421 3.60 31 15 14 6 1 1 142.1 160 75 57 9 37 35 4 0 6 616 93 1.384 10.1 0.6 2.3 2.2 0.95
1947 32 WSH AL 6 9 .400 5.60 20 17 2 5 1 0 106.0 113 66 66 8 58 37 1 1 1 478 67 1.613 9.6 0.7 4.9 3.1 0.64
1948 33 WSH AL 4 16 .200 5.88 39 29 5 4 0 1 182.0 217 128 119 11 107 53 6 0 1 856 74 1.780 10.7 0.5 5.3 2.6 0.50
1949 34 WSH AL 8 17 .320 4.22 40 27 8 11 2 1 209.0 234 117 98 11 91 54 5 0 3 935 100 1.555 10.1 0.5 3.9 2.3 0.59
1950 35 WSH AL 14 14 .500 4.09 30 30 0 17 0 0 237.2 261 129 108 17 98 75 6 1 1 1050 110 1.511 9.9 0.6 3.7 2.8 0.77
1951 36 WSH AL 5 12 .294 5.13 23 19 4 8 0 0 138.2 168 90 79 8 52 43 4 0 1 621 80 1.587 10.9 0.5 3.4 2.8 0.83
1952 37 TOT AL 10 13 .435 3.34 28 25 2 13 0 0 197.0 204 86 73 13 65 74 7 0 0 843 114 1.365 9.3 0.6 3.0 3.4 1.14
1952 37 WSH AL 3 4 .429 2.73 7 7 0 6 0 0 62.2 59 22 19 4 29 24 0 0 0 265 131 1.404 8.5 0.6 4.2 3.4 0.83
1952 37 BOS AL 7 9 .438 3.62 21 18 2 7 0 0 134.1 145 64 54 9 36 50 7 0 0 578 109 1.347 9.7 0.6 2.4 3.3 1.39
1953 38 BOS AL 6 9 .400 3.52 30 17 6 4 0 2 156.0 164 65 61 13 49 60 4 0 0 665 119 1.365 9.5 0.8 2.8 3.5 1.22
1954 39 BOS AL 3 4 .429 4.42 33 5 19 0 0 5 71.1 83 43 35 5 30 27 2 0 1 320 94 1.584 10.5 0.6 3.8 3.4 0.90
12 Seasons 104 152 .406 4.28 380 279 67 123 11 13 2181.0 2384 1212 1036 136 835 734 48 3 28 9593 95 1.476 9.8 0.6 3.4 3.0 0.88
162 Game Avg. 11 16 .406 4.28 39 29 7 13 1 1 225 246 125 107 14 86 76 5 0 3 990 95 1.476 9.8 0.6 3.4 3.0 0.88
WSH (10 yrs) 88 130 .404 4.38 296 239 40 112 11 6 1819.1 1992 1040 886 109 720 597 35 3 27 8030 92 1.491 9.9 0.5 3.6 3.0 0.83
BOS (3 yrs) 16 22 .421 3.73 84 40 27 11 0 7 361.2 392 172 150 27 115 137 13 0 1 1563 109 1.402 9.8 0.7 2.9 3.4 1.19

All-Star Pitching

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Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1941 WSH AL 26 0 0 0 18.00 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 4.000 27.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
1942 WSH AL 27

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1954 39 BOS AL 33 320 280 43 83 17 4 5 0 2 30 27 .296 .363 .439 .802 .308 123 6 2 3 5
1 Season 33 320 280 43 83 17 4 5 0 2 30 27 .296 .363 .439 .802 .308 123 6 2 3 5
162 Game Avg. 59 573 501 77 149 30 7 9 0 4 54 48 .296 .363 .439 .802 .308 220 11 4 5 9
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1954 39 BOS AL 33 5 0 3 2 0 0 2 3 .400 0 1 0 0 1 20% 39 63 30 14 6 0 4 3.4 1.8 4.7
1 Season 33 5 0 3 2 0 0 2 3 .400 0 1 0 0 1 20% 39 63 30 14 6 0 4 3.4 1.8 4.7
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1954 39 BOS AL 33 28 19 3 1 7 5 2 71% 8 1 17 6 35% 8 1.263 13 4 9 9 5 12 9 17 15 4 18 5 5.1
1 Season 33 28 19 3 1 7 5 2 71% 8 1 17 6 35% 1.263 13 4 9 9 5 12 9 17 15 4 18 5 5.1

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1940 25 WSH AL
1941 26 WSH AL
1942 27 WSH AL
1946 31 WSH AL
1947 32 WSH AL
1948 33 WSH AL
1949 34 WSH AL
1950 35 WSH AL
1951 36 WSH AL
1952 37 TOT AL
1952 37 WSH AL
1952 37 BOS AL
1953 38 BOS AL
1954 39 BOS AL 320 36% 1.6% 8.4% 9.4% 8.1% 31% 1.00 79% 76 6 8%
12 Seasons 320 36% 42.5% 229.4% 260.9% 8.1% 1% 1.00 79% 76 6 8%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1940 25 WSH AL 272 20 6
1941 26 WSH AL 242 12 4
1942 27 WSH AL 266 9 4
1946 31 WSH AL 160 9 6
1947 32 WSH AL 113 8 1
1948 33 WSH AL 217 11 1
1949 34 WSH AL 234 11 3
1950 35 WSH AL 261 17 1
1951 36 WSH AL 168 8 1
1952 37 TOT AL 204 13 0
1952 37 WSH AL 59 4 0
1952 37 BOS AL 145 9 0
1953 38 BOS AL 164 13 0
1954 39 BOS AL 313 83 5 0 9 4 1 5 0 22 13 1 59% 3 1 1 132 0 2 0% 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 7
12 Seasons 313 2384 136 0 9 4 1 5 0 22 13 1 59% 3 28 1 132 0 2 0% 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 7
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1940 25 17 16 .515 4.57 38 31 3 19 3 1 252.0 272 149 128 20 81 96 3 1 6 1090 91 1.401 9.7 0.7 2.9 3.4 1.19 91
1941 26 30 30 .500 4.02 71 64 3 36 6 1 501.2 514 273 224 32 178 204 4 1 10 2161 102 1.379 9.2 0.6 3.2 3.7 1.15 102
1942 27 40 47 .460 4.13 106 95 7 55 7 3 741.0 780 413 340 41 248 276 9 1 14 3209 96 1.387 9.5 0.5 3.0 3.4 1.11 96
1943 28 40 47 .460 4.13 106 95 7 55 7 3 741.0 780 413 340 41 248 276 9 1 14 3209 96 1.387 9.5 0.5 3.0 3.4 1.11 96
1944 29 40 47 .460 4.13 106 95 7 55 7 3 741.0 780 413 340 41 248 276 9 1 14 3209 96 1.387 9.5 0.5 3.0 3.4 1.11 96
1945 30 40 47 .460 4.13 106 95 7 55 7 3 741.0 780 413 340 41 248 276 9 1 14 3209 96 1.387 9.5 0.5 3.0 3.4 1.11 96
1946 31 48 58 .453 4.04 137 110 21 61 8 4 883.1 940 488 397 50 285 311 13 1 20 3825 96 1.387 9.6 0.5 2.9 3.2 1.09 96
1947 32 54 67 .446 4.21 157 127 23 66 9 4 989.1 1053 554 463 58 343 348 14 2 21 4303 92 1.411 9.6 0.5 3.1 3.2 1.01 92
1948 33 58 83 .411 4.47 196 156 28 70 9 5 1171.1 1270 682 582 69 450 401 20 2 22 5159 88 1.468 9.8 0.5 3.5 3.1 0.89 88
1949 34 66 100 .398 4.43 236 183 36 81 11 6 1380.1 1504 799 680 80 541 455 25 2 25 6094 90 1.482 9.8 0.5 3.5 3.0 0.84 90
1950 35 80 114 .412 4.38 266 213 36 98 11 6 1618.0 1765 928 788 97 639 530 31 3 26 7144 92 1.486 9.8 0.5 3.6 2.9 0.83 92
1951 36 85 126 .403 4.44 289 232 40 106 11 6 1756.2 1933 1018 867 105 691 573 35 3 27 7765 91 1.494 9.9 0.5 3.5 2.9 0.83 91
1952 37 95 139 .406 4.33 317 257 42 119 11 6 1953.2 2137 1104 940 118 756 647 42 3 27 8608 93 1.481 9.8 0.5 3.5 3.0 0.86 93
1953 38 101 148 .406 4.27 347 274 48 123 11 8 2109.2 2301 1169 1001 131 805 707 46 3 27 9273 95 1.472 9.8 0.6 3.4 3.0 0.88 95
1954 39 104 152 .406 4.28 380 279 67 123 11 13 2181.0 2384 1212 1036 136 835 734 48 3 28 9593 95 1.476 9.8 0.6 3.4 3.0 0.88 95

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1940 25 13 15 .464 4.33 260.0 275 139 125 20 82 99 3 1.373 9.5 2.8 3.4 1.21 0.7 38
1941 26 17 11 .607 3.30 256.0 244 104 94 12 98 111 1 1.336 8.6 3.4 3.9 1.13 0.4 33
1942 27 11 16 .407 4.66 247.0 287 142 128 10 76 74 5 1.470 10.5 2.8 2.7 0.97 0.4 35
1946 31 7 8 .467 4.31 140.0 178 74 67 10 41 34 4 1.564 11.4 2.6 2.2 0.83 0.6 31
1947 32 3 8 .273 6.23 104.0 120 80 72 8 62 36 1 1.750 10.4 5.4 3.1 0.58 0.7 20
1948 33 7 13 .350 5.55 188.0 218 129 116 11 107 55 6 1.729 10.4 5.1 2.6 0.51 0.5 39
1949 34 11 12 .478 4.02 215.0 236 107 96 11 92 56 5 1.526 9.9 3.9 2.3 0.61 0.5 40
1950 35 15 12 .556 3.70 246.0 257 112 101 17 96 78 6 1.435 9.4 3.5 2.9 0.81 0.6 30
1951 36 6 9 .400 5.11 141.0 172 89 80 8 53 44 4 1.596 11.0 3.4 2.8 0.83 0.5 23
1952 37 12 9 .571 3.56 197.0 214 87 78 14 68 74 7 1.431 9.8 3.1 3.4 1.09 0.6 28
1953 38 10 7 .588 3.42 158.0 166 67 60 13 50 61 4 1.367 9.5 2.8 3.5 1.22 0.7 30
1954 39 4 4 .500 4.38 72.0 85 39 35 5 31 27 2 1.611 10.6 3.9 3.4 0.87 0.6 33
12 Seasons 116 124 .483 4.26 2224.0 2452 1169 1052 139 856 749 48 1.487 9.9 3.0 0.88 0.6 380

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1941 *
1942

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1940-AL-14-5%
0.05 Career Shares (1085th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1941 AL--3.461--10th

Wins s c a p y
1940 AL--17--4th
1941 AL--13--10th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1940 AL--2.893--9th
1942 AL--2.632--8th
1952 AL--2.970--10th
1953 AL--2.827--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1940 AL--38--8th
1942 AL--35--8th

Saves s c a p y
1954 AL--5--9th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1940 AL--252.0--7th
1941 AL--249.7--6th
1942 AL--239.3--5th
1950 AL--237.7--9th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1941 AL--108--7th

Games Started s c a p y
1940 AL--31--9th
1941 AL--33--4th
1942 AL--31--3rd

Complete Games s c a p y
1940 AL--19--8th
1941 AL--17--7th
1942 AL--19--4th
1950 AL--17--5th

Shutouts s c a p y
1940 AL--3--4th
1941 AL--3--5th

Home Runs s c a p y
1940 AL--20--5th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1941 AL--97--9th
1948 AL--107--8th
Career--835--208th

Hits s c a p y
1940 AL--272--3rd
1941 AL--242--7th
1942 AL--266--3rd
1949 AL--234--9th
1950 AL--261--4th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1941 AL--1.113--10th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1941 AL--.433--9th
1949 AL--.474--8th

Losses s c a p y
1940 AL--16--6th
1941 AL--14--8th
1942 AL--17--3rd
1948 AL--16--4th
1949 AL--17--1st
1950 AL--14--8th
1951 AL--12--9th
1952 AL--13--9th
Career--152--149th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1940 AL--128--3rd
1942 AL--116--2nd
1948 AL--119--2nd
1950 AL--108--8th
Career--1036--197th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1940 AL--6--10th
1946 AL--6--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1940 AL--3--10th
1942 AL--5--3rd
1946 AL--4--5th
1948 AL--6--4th
1949 AL--5--7th
1950 AL--6--9th
1952 AL--7--3rd

Batters Faced s c a p y
1940 AL--1090--7th
1941 AL--1071--6th
1942 AL--1048--5th
1950 AL--1050--8th

Games Finished s c a p y
1946 AL--14--9th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1953 AL--119--8th

Oldest s c a p y
1952 AL--born 1915-01-03--9th
1953 AL--born 1915-01-03--7th
1954 AL--born 1915-01-03--3rd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 54 (460), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 8 (1037), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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