Dakota Hudson

#43 - Starting Pitcher

St. Louis Cardinals

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	9/15/1994 (28)
Height, Weight	6'5", 215 lb
Hometown	Chattanooga, TN

2022 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	8-7	137.0	4.07	1.39	13.3%	10.2%	23.6%				91.9	7.7%	29.9%	54.4%	4.59	.335

	63^rd 7 W	71^st 114 IP	98^th 4.18 ERA	145^th 1.28 WHIP	194^th 21.2% K%	169^th 7.5% BB%	193^rd 27.9% CSW%				135^th 92.7 FB MPH	193^rd 11.6% SwStr%	150^th 27.1% HC%	12^th 44.0% GB%	133^rd 4.17 xERA	126^th .320 xwOBA

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2022 Projection

W	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%
8	140	4.08	1.25	20.5%	9.2%

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2018	STL	26	0	27.1	4	1	2.63	1.46	3.86	4.28	1.35	6.3	16.1%	15.3%	.238	.247	5.1%	85.7%	0.0%	76.3%	9.9%	26.6%
2019	STL	33	32	174.2	16	7	3.35	2.92	4.94	4.41	1.41	8.3	18.0%	11.4%	.275	.296	20.5%	59.9%	46.8%	78.1%	10.4%	26.5%
2020	STL	8	8	39.0	3	2	2.77	3.77	4.50	4.25	1.00	5.5	20.5%	9.9%	.192	.253	28.0%	54.4%	18.5%	81.8%	10.4%	25.3%
2021	STL	2	1	8.2	1	0	2.08	2.13	2.44	3.86	0.92	7.7	17.6%	2.9%	.269	.237	11.8%	57.7%	0.0%	77.8%	7.6%	23.7%
2022	STL	26	25	137.0	8	7	4.07	4.53	4.34	4.81	1.39	8.7	13.3%	10.2%	.293	.284	29.9%	54.4%	8.2%	72.6%	7.7%	23.6%
SP MLB AVG		21	21	114.0	7	7	4.18	4.17	4.16	4.13	1.28	8.7	21.2%	7.5%	.291	.283	27.2%	43.9%	13.3%	73.2%	11.6%	27.9%
5 Years		95	66	386.2	32	17	3.47	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.35	8.0	16.4%	10.9%	.272	.282	24.5%	57.1%	18.8%	76.1%	9.4%	25.3%

Repertoire

Sinker | 36%
Slider | 27%
Four-Seamer | 19%
Curveball | 14%
Changeup | 4%
All Pitches

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 All

Show 2022 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	96.0	21.0%	33.3%	37.4%	11.0%	16.5%	27.5%	59.3%	54.9%	90.9%	0.0%	.250	.332	.364	-	.193	.296	9.5%	2,181
2019	93.5	25.4%	23.9%	45.7%	6.2%	18.9%	25.1%	63.0%	54.3%	66.9%	9.8%	.341	.406	.355	56.3%	.320	.385	30.4%	2,123
2020	93.0	41.1%	20.7%	50.0%	4.5%	18.6%	23.1%	62.0%	57.0%	58.7%	23.9%	.218	.292	.239	9.1%	.224	.308	31.7%	2,138
2021	92.1	45.8%	41.7%	60.0%	6.7%	18.3%	25.0%	75.0%	70.0%	64.3%	14.3%	.176	.213	.214	0.0%	.151	.209	10.5%	1,923
2022	91.9	35.5%	20.6%	49.4%	3.3%	17.9%	21.2%	61.3%	53.2%	61.2%	18.0%	.323	.373	.335	9.1%	.301	.371	37.8%	2,068
SP MLB AVG	92.7	24.2%	26.5%	48.8%	6.5%	19.5%	26.0%	64.6%	57.7%	52.5%	26.6%	.289	.362	.313	13.1%	.281	.360	31.5%	2,146

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.193	.296	.281	.252	9.5%	0.0%	27.3%	14.3%	82.4	-	-12.4	1.1	0.6	-1.9	6.3	6.5	2,181
2019	.320	.385	.336	.389	30.4%	6.7%	39.3%	29.9%	88.7	85.0	-0.7	1.1	0.6	-2.1	6.2	6.4	2,123
2020	.224	.308	.243	.285	31.7%	4.3%	31.9%	23.4%	89.0	82.5	2.5	8.0	6.7	-1.3	6.1	6.6	2,138
2021	.151	.209	.183	.183	10.5%	0.0%	14.3%	10.5%	78.4	79.4	-3.0	7.5	5.3	-1.6	6.1	6.6	1,923
2022	.301	.371	.302	.342	37.8%	6.0%	38.8%	30.5%	91.4	85.8	2.0	7.6	3.7	-1.6	6.0	6.4	2,068
SP MLB AVG	.281	.360	.296	.369	31.5%	7.0%	37.3%	27.6%	89.3	86.5	7.2	8.7	6.2	-0.6	5.6	6.4	2,146

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	91	21	4	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	54	37	.250	.250	.332
2019	724	214	44	10	0	9	25	22	4	0	456	268	.341	.541	.406
2020	242	64	9	2	0	1	8	9	0	0	150	92	.218	.309	.292
2021	60	19	3	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	45	15	.176	.176	.213
2022	777	233	50	10	0	3	16	30	4	2	476	301	.323	.421	.373
SP MLB AVG	304	84	15	4	0	2	12	7	1	0	203	101	.289	.446	.362

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	90.9%	9.1%	0.0%	0.0%	-	54.5%	18.2%	27.3%	19.8%	18.2%	54.5%	0.0%	27.3%	0.0%	18.2%
2019	66.9%	23.3%	9.8%	1.8%	56.3%	32.5%	36.8%	30.7%	15.3%	4.9%	49.7%	6.1%	27.0%	5.5%	30.7%
2020	58.7%	17.4%	23.9%	4.3%	9.1%	34.0%	38.3%	27.7%	19.4%	8.7%	43.5%	15.2%	19.6%	8.7%	23.9%
2021	64.3%	21.4%	14.3%	7.1%	0.0%	50.0%	21.4%	28.6%	26.7%	7.1%	57.1%	21.4%	14.3%	0.0%	21.4%
2022	61.2%	20.8%	18.0%	2.2%	9.1%	39.3%	34.4%	26.2%	16.5%	2.7%	45.9%	12.6%	28.4%	4.4%	30.6%
SP MLB AVG	52.5%	20.9%	26.6%	6.7%	13.1%	37.6%	34.1%	28.2%	18.0%	5.2%	38.1%	19.1%	24.9%	5.7%	32.9%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	9.5%	0.0%	27.3%	14.3%	.250	.332	.364	.364	.193	.296	.281	.252	82.4	-	-12.4
2019	30.4%	6.7%	39.3%	29.9%	.341	.406	.355	.391	.320	.385	.336	.389	88.7	85.0	-0.7
2020	31.7%	4.3%	31.9%	23.4%	.218	.292	.239	.255	.224	.308	.243	.285	89.0	82.5	2.5
2021	10.5%	0.0%	14.3%	10.5%	.176	.213	.214	.214	.151	.209	.183	.183	78.4	79.4	-3.0
2022	37.8%	6.0%	38.8%	30.5%	.323	.373	.335	.346	.301	.371	.302	.342	91.4	85.8	2.0
SP MLB AVG	31.5%	7.0%	37.3%	27.6%	.289	.362	.313	.336	.281	.360	.296	.369	89.3	86.5	7.2

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	33.3%	37.4%	11.0%	16.5%	27.5%	59.3%	54.9%	25.6%	42.9%	74.4%	52.6%	95.0%	17.5%	50.0%	58.6%	48.3%
2019	23.9%	45.7%	6.2%	18.9%	25.1%	63.0%	54.3%	14.1%	44.1%	85.9%	71.3%	92.0%	21.6%	20.0%	59.9%	50.2%
2020	20.7%	50.0%	4.5%	18.6%	23.1%	62.0%	57.0%	10.5%	43.4%	89.5%	80.0%	92.5%	23.9%	18.6%	63.2%	50.0%
2021	41.7%	60.0%	6.7%	18.3%	25.0%	75.0%	70.0%	11.8%	56.7%	88.2%	60.0%	100.0%	26.3%	31.3%	68.4%	57.9%
2022	20.6%	49.4%	3.3%	17.9%	21.2%	61.3%	53.2%	7.7%	43.4%	92.3%	85.2%	94.5%	21.4%	18.4%	60.2%	42.5%
SP MLB AVG	26.5%	48.8%	6.5%	19.5%	26.0%	64.6%	57.7%	14.8%	45.1%	85.2%	76.9%	88.9%	23.3%	19.6%	61.2%	48.0%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	52.7%	24.2%	23.1%	23.1%	24.2%	52.7%	5.5%	35.2%	40.7%	62.6%	34.1%	15.4%	37.4%	15.8%	35.7%
2019	54.1%	25.3%	20.6%	26.7%	31.4%	42.0%	8.0%	36.2%	38.5%	60.1%	33.6%	22.1%	45.7%	18.4%	15.6%
2020	54.1%	21.5%	24.4%	16.5%	29.3%	54.1%	5.0%	40.1%	38.4%	57.0%	37.2%	24.4%	50.0%	13.8%	13.6%
2021	40.0%	26.7%	33.3%	18.3%	35.0%	46.7%	6.7%	35.0%	38.3%	63.3%	31.7%	26.7%	60.0%	15.8%	18.8%
2022	49.2%	24.3%	26.5%	25.5%	26.5%	48.0%	6.0%	38.4%	37.3%	58.4%	37.1%	22.4%	49.4%	19.6%	9.2%
SP MLB AVG	50.7%	25.0%	24.3%	29.2%	29.1%	41.7%	7.0%	39.5%	35.5%	63.1%	32.4%	21.3%	48.8%	17.7%	15.2%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	91.1	10.4%	38.5%	42.2%	20.0%	15.6%	35.6%	66.7%	64.4%	87.5%	12.5%	.083	.197	.125	0.0%	.129	.233	6.7%	2,436
2019	87.4	14.3%	34.3%	37.4%	20.2%	12.6%	32.8%	59.9%	56.2%	45.3%	28.3%	.165	.268	.224	26.7%	.190	.292	14.2%	2,427
2020	88.3	19.5%	38.5%	43.5%	20.0%	10.4%	30.4%	65.2%	58.3%	33.3%	33.3%	.296	.439	.333	50.0%	.253	.391	30.0%	2,372
2021	88.3	25.2%	33.3%	54.5%	12.1%	21.2%	33.3%	72.7%	66.7%	62.5%	25.0%	.200	.248	.250	0.0%	.190	.211	10.0%	2,112
2022	87.9	27.3%	33.7%	43.3%	13.4%	11.4%	24.8%	63.3%	57.7%	47.6%	38.9%	.220	.275	.238	8.2%	.223	.294	27.4%	2,386
SP MLB AVG	84.3	23.6%	33.6%	41.1%	15.4%	14.1%	29.5%	62.6%	57.1%	42.3%	36.2%	.230	.290	.285	14.6%	.224	.289	22.9%	2,380

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.129	.233	.193	.177	6.7%	0.0%	12.5%	6.7%	82.6	94.9	-1.2	0.3	0.3	-2.0	6.2	6.3	2,436
2019	.190	.292	.267	.389	14.2%	7.5%	34.0%	17.0%	86.7	88.5	10.0	0.2	0.1	-2.2	6.1	6.0	2,427
2020	.253	.391	.279	.535	30.0%	11.1%	50.0%	30.0%	91.1	91.8	23.3	1.3	4.2	-1.6	6.0	6.4	2,372
2021	.190	.211	.237	.264	10.0%	0.0%	25.0%	20.0%	81.5	82.0	2.5	0.8	4.1	-1.8	6.0	6.4	2,112
2022	.223	.294	.233	.307	27.4%	6.3%	31.5%	23.7%	87.6	85.5	12.5	1.0	3.1	-1.7	5.9	6.2	2,386
SP MLB AVG	.224	.289	.273	.368	22.9%	7.6%	37.5%	25.2%	86.8	86.1	14.4	3.3	1.4	-0.8	5.7	6.3	2,380

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	45	15	1	0	0	0	4	3	0	1	30	15	.083	.083	.197
2019	406	106	9	2	0	4	38	15	0	3	243	163	.165	.319	.268
2020	115	30	3	2	0	3	9	3	0	0	75	40	.296	.704	.439
2021	33	10	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	24	9	.200	.400	.248
2022	596	169	24	5	0	4	27	12	3	0	377	219	.220	.333	.275
SP MLB AVG	347	91	12	4	0	3	26	5	1	1	221	126	.230	.386	.290

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	87.5%	0.0%	12.5%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	25.0%	25.0%	13.3%	0.0%	75.0%	12.5%	12.5%	0.0%	12.5%
2019	45.3%	26.4%	28.3%	7.5%	26.7%	62.3%	24.5%	13.2%	14.0%	0.0%	43.4%	22.6%	22.6%	3.8%	35.8%
2020	33.3%	33.3%