Player Report for #43 Ben Hudson

04/26/1981

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P Ben Hudson #43

Age: 29

Bats: L

Throws: L

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	12	11	12	12
Movement	8	8	8	8
Control	11	10	11	11

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	9	9
Curveball	10	10
Changeup	12	12
Screwball	9	10
Circle Change	12	12

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	91-93 Mph
Stamina	19
Suggested Role	Starter
Groundball Percentage	35 %
Hold Runners	20
Defense	12

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	4
Stealing Ability:	3
Baserunning Inst.:	2
Sacrifice Bunt:	10
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Low
Loyalty:	High
Desire f. Win:	High
Greed:	Very High
Intelligence:	Normal
Work Ethic:	Very Low

Ben Hudson
Birthday:	09/21/1942
Born in:	Westerville (Ohio)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	216 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	None, 120 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	1 Year, 59 Days
Pro Service:	11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	1 option year left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1960, 9th Pick in Round 8

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1964 Chicago - ABA	21	12	10	1	4	0	6.58	64.1	94	55	47	11	28	46	1	0	1.90	.369	-16.5	50
Total ABA		12	10	1	4	0	6.58	64.1	94	55	47	11	28	46	1	0	1.90	.369	-16.5	50

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1960 Total - HS	17	14	14	7	3	0	3.01	110.2	102	41	37	5	44	109	0	0	1.32	.284	0.0	100
1960 Pasadena - A	17	7	5	0	2	0	8.06	22.1	33	24	20	6	14	6	0	0	2.10	.333	-6.2	55
1961 Pasadena - A	18	11	1	1	1	0	6.33	21.1	31	17	15	4	11	11	1	0	1.97	.370	-3.1	67
1962 Pasadena - A	19	15	4	4	0	0	2.92	49.1	47	19	16	3	15	29	0	0	1.26	.295	9.7	124
1963 Pasadena - A	20	9	9	3	2	0	4.10	59.1	59	29	27	6	25	59	2	0	1.42	.314	3.7	89
1963 Eagle Pass - AA	20	17	17	3	12	0	3.98	124.1	113	64	55	14	50	102	6	0	1.31	.284	7.5	89
1964 Pasadena - A	21	17	17	8	6	0	2.22	138.0	103	34	34	7	37	155	9	3	1.01	.281	34.4	153
1964 Eagle Pass - AA	21	1	1	0	1	0	4.50	8.0	7	4	4	1	4	7	1	0	1.38	.261	-0.2	73
1964 Uxbridge - AAA	21	9	9	3	3	0	2.62	68.2	58	24	20	7	22	61	3	1	1.17	.271	11.9	121
1965 Santa Monica - A	22	1	1	0	0	0	11.25	4.0	8	5	5	1	0	7	0	0	2.00	.583	-2.7	31
1965 Freeport - AA	22	25	25	15	5	0	2.30	203.1	143	58	52	14	57	188	15	4	0.98	.246	51.6	156
1966 Freeport - AA	23	20	20	8	8	0	2.55	169.2	148	52	48	13	49	152	9	2	1.16	.288	32.4	127
1966 Thornhill - AAA	23	10	10	4	4	0	2.25	80.0	62	20	20	7	15	59	7	3	0.96	.248	19.9	150
1967 Freeport - AA	24	19	19	9	8	0	2.78	155.1	133	53	48	14	43	139	8	3	1.13	.282	27.0	115
1967 Peterborough - AAA	24	3	2	1	1	0	4.76	17.0	17	9	9	2	8	10	1	0	1.47	.283	-1.2	64
1967 Thornhill - AAA	24	6	6	3	2	0	4.50	46.0	44	24	23	9	15	35	2	0	1.28	.276	-0.9	68
1967 Total - AAA	24	9	8	4	3	0	4.57	63.0	61	33	32	11	23	45	3	0	1.33	.278	-2.0	0
1968 Lake Elsinore - A	25	4	4	2	1	0	0.96	28.0	22	9	3	1	2	26	2	1	0.86	.273	9.3	317
1968 Kingsville - AA	25	25	21	14	9	1	2.34	184.1	145	53	48	10	53	128	16	1	1.07	.252	31.8	132
1969 Lake Elsinore - A	26	1	1	1	0	0	1.00	9.0	3	1	1	0	1	7	1	0	0.44	.136	3.2	316
1969 Kingsville - AA	26	25	21	10	9	0	2.89	174.1	152	65	56	19	51	135	11	3	1.16	.265	29.2	115
1970 Woodsboro - A	27	1	1	1	0	0	1.13	8.0	3	1	1	0	0	8	0	0	0.38	.167	3.1	319
Total GHL		28	27	11	10	0	3.06	211.2	181	77	72	25	60	165	13	4	1.14	.264	29.8	116.1
Total STL		132	124	59	52	1	2.75	1019.1	841	349	311	85	307	851	66	13	1.13	.268	179.3	124.8
Total SCL		66	43	20	12	0	3.24	339.1	309	139	122	28	105	308	15	4	1.22	.298	51.4	146.1

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League

POS

PCT

INN

RNG

EFF

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

1964 Chicago - ML

1.000

64.1

0.70

+0.1

1.026

Player History
06/15/1960	Drafted in the 1960 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 9, 126th overall pick) by the Chicago Hitmen, out of high school (Columbus Academy; Gahanna, OH).
07/10/1960	Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 5 days.
07/24/1960	Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/29/1960	Injured (bone spur (elbow)), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (8).
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 3 (5).
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (13); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 5 (8).
04/30/1963	Injured (sore thumb), day-to-day for 3 days.
08/02/1963	Injured (tired arm), out for one week.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 5 (10).
04/10/1964	Strikes out 15 against the Hollywood Stars.
04/20/1964	Named the #82 prospect in the ABA
05/01/1964	Injured (sore back), day-to-day for 4 days.
05/31/1964	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Oxnard Aviators with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/08/1964	Was selected to the 1964 Southern California League All-Star Game.
06/08/1964	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Hollywood Stars with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/15/1964	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montebello Lancers with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/15/1964	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Keswick Ice Fishers with 12 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/13/1964	Injured (shoulder soreness), day-to-day for one week.
11/27/1964	Was traded by the Chicago Hitmen to the Baltimore Barons, along with CL Javier Valdéz, in exchange for MR Marvin Hicks.
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 10 (13).
04/19/1965	Named the #69 prospect in the ABA
05/23/1965	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Laredo Cowboys with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/27/1965	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Alice Ideals with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/31/1965	Wins the STL RGL Player of the Week Award.
06/07/1965	Was selected to the 1965 South Texas League All-Star Game.
06/19/1965	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tulsa Fowls with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/11/1965	Injured (sore ankle), day-to-day for 2 days.
07/31/1965	Injured (partially torn labrum), out for 3-4 months.
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 10 (11).
05/21/1966	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Eagle Pass Mavericks with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/06/1966	Was selected to the 1966 South Texas League All-Star Game.
07/02/1966	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Brownsville Eagles with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/14/1966	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Uxbridge Celts with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/01/1966	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Ajax Cruisers with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/06/1966	Injured (forearm stiffness), out for one week.
08/19/1966	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pickering Lakers with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/22/1966	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 11 (11).
06/03/1967	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Alice Ideals with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/23/1967	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Frankfort Bohemians with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/06/1967	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Alice Ideals with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/30/1967	Was traded by the Baltimore Barons to the Boston Colonials, along with SP Miguel Angel Maldonado, in exchange for SS David Miller, MR Robert Norris.
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 10 (10).
05/22/1968	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Long Beach Sharks with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/31/1968	Injured (bruised jaw), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/01/1968	Wins the STL GL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/13/1968	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Beeville Bees with 10 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 11 (11).
04/20/1969	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Antonio Bears with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
04/28/1969	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Edna Railmen with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/25/1969	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Galveston Pirates with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/11/1969	Released by the Boston organization.
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 9 (10).
08/17/1970	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the The Bronx Ironmen organization.
10/05/1970	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/1972	Retired from professional baseball.