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Number #41
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 39
Height 6' 3"
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Place Lynchburg, IL
Born Mar 9, 1987

Key Insights

2024
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Hudson throws a fastball 68.3% of the time, against 39.9% when he is ahead.

268 pitches behind in the count, 268 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Hudson's sinker moves 114.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

51 thrown, averaging 95.1 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Hudson releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 21 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

999 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Hudson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.5 mph, against 87.0 off his slider.

502 and 409 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Hudson throws the slider 55.2% of the time against right-handers and 27.3% against left-handers.

487 pitches to right-handers, 512 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Hudson's 4-seam fastball carries 15.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

502 thrown, averaging 95.1 mph.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 9, 1987
Birth Place Lynchburg, IL
Height 6' 3"
Weight 215 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Old Dominion