Both sides hit him about the same
41.4% of the contact right-handers make against Hudson is hit hard, against 57.8% of what left-handers make.
487 pitches to right-handed hitters, 512 to left-handed hitters.
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.
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.
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.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
57.1% of the contact against Hudson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.9% with the bases empty.
137 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 862 with the bases empty.
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 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 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.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
47.6% of the balls put in play against Hudson have gone to centre field.
81 of 170 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.9 mph off the bat against Hudson and left-handers 92.0.
87 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 83 from left-handers.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .280 average against Hudson and left-handers to .312.
487 pitches to right-handed hitters, 512 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hudson has given up 10 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 452 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
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Both sides hit him about the same
41.4% of the contact right-handers make against Hudson is hit hard, against 57.8% of what left-handers make.
487 pitches to right-handed hitters, 512 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .280 average against Hudson and left-handers to .312.
487 pitches to right-handed hitters, 512 to left-handed hitters.
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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.
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.
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.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
57.1% of the contact against Hudson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.9% with the bases empty.
137 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 862 with the bases empty.
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 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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
47.6% of the balls put in play against Hudson have gone to centre field.
81 of 170 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.9 mph off the bat against Hudson and left-handers 92.0.
87 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 83 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hudson has given up 10 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 452 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
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Career team 2010 to 2016