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.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .330 expected average against them, against .245 on his breaking balls.
553 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hudson averages 92.0 mph across his arsenal, 85th percentile in the league.
999 pitches in 2024. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 114th in MLB.
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.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
49.4% of the contact Hudson gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
999 pitches in 2024. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 712th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Hudson puts 48.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43% of his pitches to left-handers.
487 pitches to right-handed hitters, 512 to left-handed hitters.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Hudson puts 61.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.2% when he is ahead.
268 located pitches behind, 268 ahead.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hudson's stuff spins at 2,516 rpm, 90th percentile in the league.
999 pitches in 2024. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 80th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hudson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.23 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
999 located pitches in 2024.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Hudson lands 53.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.9% of his breaking balls.
553 of his fastballs, 409 of his breaking balls.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hudson works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 50.3% of everything he throws.
999 classified pitches in 2024.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hudson goes to the slider: 47.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 37.9% the rest of the time.
305 two-strike pitches in 2024.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Hudson, 16th percentile.
999 pitches in 2024. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 649th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hudson's 4-seam fastball averages 95.1 mph, and has touched 97.1.
502 thrown, 50.3% of his pitches.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hudson projects a .296 average, 82nd percentile.
999 pitches in 2024. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 139th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Hudson throws 43.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.9% with the bases empty.
137 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 862 with the bases empty.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.5% of Hudson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
175 of 999 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hudson's slider spins at 2,566 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
409 thrown in 2024.
He lives on one side of the plate
Hudson works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
999 located pitches in 2024.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Hudson throws a strike on the first pitch 62.8% of the time.
253 plate appearances started in 2024.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Hudson has thrown 37 changeups this season, 3.7% of his pitches, at 88.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
999 classified pitches in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
7.1 mph separates Hudson's sinker from his slider, 95.1 against 88.0.
51 and 409 of them respectively.
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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.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Hudson puts 61.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.2% when he is ahead.
268 located pitches behind, 268 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hudson goes to the slider: 47.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 37.9% the rest of the time.
305 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Hudson throws a strike on the first pitch 62.8% of the time.
253 plate appearances started in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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.
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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hudson works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 50.3% of everything he throws.
999 classified pitches in 2024.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hudson's 4-seam fastball averages 95.1 mph, and has touched 97.1.
502 thrown, 50.3% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hudson's slider spins at 2,566 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
409 thrown in 2024.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Hudson has thrown 37 changeups this season, 3.7% of his pitches, at 88.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
999 classified pitches in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
7.1 mph separates Hudson's sinker from his slider, 95.1 against 88.0.
51 and 409 of them respectively.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .330 expected average against them, against .245 on his breaking balls.
553 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Hudson lands 53.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.9% of his breaking balls.
553 of his fastballs, 409 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hudson averages 92.0 mph across his arsenal, 85th percentile in the league.
999 pitches in 2024. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 114th in MLB.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
49.4% of the contact Hudson gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
999 pitches in 2024. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 712th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Hudson, 16th percentile.
999 pitches in 2024. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 649th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hudson projects a .296 average, 82nd percentile.
999 pitches in 2024. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 139th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Hudson puts 48.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43% of his pitches to left-handers.
487 pitches to right-handed hitters, 512 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hudson's stuff spins at 2,516 rpm, 90th percentile in the league.
999 pitches in 2024. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 80th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hudson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.23 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
999 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.5% of Hudson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
175 of 999 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Hudson works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
999 located pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Hudson throws 43.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.9% with the bases empty.
137 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 862 with the bases empty.
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Career team 2010 to 2016