Tim Hudson
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Timothy Adam Hudson (born July 14, 1975), nicknamed "Huddy",[1] is an American former professional baseball pitcher of Major League Baseball (MLB). After spending his college years at Chattahoochee Valley Community College and Auburn University, Hudson played in the major leagues for the Oakland Athletics (1999–2004), the Atlanta Braves (2005–13), and the San Francisco Giants (2014–15). With the Giants, he won the 2014 World Series over the Kansas City Royals. He is now the varsity head coach for the Lee-Scott Academy baseball team, located in Auburn, Alabama.
Tim Hudson | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1975-07-14) July 14, 1975 (age 48) Columbus, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 8, 1999, for the Oakland Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 1, 2015, for the San Francisco Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 222–133 |
Earned run average | 3.49 |
Strikeouts | 2,080 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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During his 17-season career, Hudson established himself as one of baseball's most consistent pitchers and until 2014 had never had a season where he suffered more losses than wins. Hudson was also named an All-Star four times: twice with Oakland, once with Atlanta, and once with San Francisco.
Before retiring in 2015, Hudson was the winningest active Major League pitcher, as well as one of four active pitchers with at least 200 career wins. With a win against the Oakland A's on July 26, 2015, he has won a game against every team in the majors, the 15th pitcher to do so.[2] Hudson is one of 21 pitchers in Major League history to win at least 200 games, strike out at least 2,000 batters and have a winning percentage above .600. Of those 21, 14 are in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.