Player Report for #20 Jesse Hudson


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Thursday, October 22nd, 1987

Name:	Jesse Hudson	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$16,900,000
Birthday:	07-22-1948	Signed Through:	1989 Season
Age:	39	Years of Major League Service:	17 Years, 95 Days
Born in:	Chicago (Illinois)	Major League Service Days this Year:	185 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	17 Years, 110 Days
Weight:	164 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	18 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	2 option years left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Extremely Popular (Extremely Popular)

St. Louis

Cardinals

MLB

Pitching Ratings (SISA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	6	8	7	87-89 Mph
Versus LHP	6	8	7
Versus RHP	6	8	7
Talent	10	9	7

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Curveball
Endurance:	6
Groundball Pct.:	56
Holding Runners:	6

Batting Ratings (SISA)

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	2	2	1	2	1
Versus LHP	2	2	1	2	1
Versus RHP	1	2	1	2	1
Talent	6	-	4	2	5

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	3	Pitcher 4
Stealing Ability:	3
Baserunning Instincts:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	5
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Spray Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
10-01-1987	MTL	Loss, 1-9	X	5.1	11	5	5	3	2	Loss
09-25-1987	SFN	Loss, 3-4	X	8.0	5	3	3	2	2
09-20-1987	@ ATL	Win, 1-0	X	8.0	4	0	0	2	5	Win
09-15-1987	CIN	Win, 7-3	X	5.2	4	3	1	2	3	Win
09-10-1987	@ HOU	Loss, 4-5	X	6.2	7	5	3	2	3	Loss
09-04-1987	SFN	Loss, 1-5	X	7.0	7	5	5	5	3	Loss
08-30-1987	HOU	Win, 5-4	X	6.0	8	3	3	2	2
08-25-1987	@ LAN	Loss, 4-14	X	3.0	10	9	5	0	2	Loss
08-19-1987	@ ATL	Loss, 4-5	X	6.1	7	5	5	2	2	Loss
08-14-1987	MTL	Win, 4-3	X	7.0	3	2	0	2	3

Major League Baseball 1987 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	35	35	13	14	0	3.40	220.0	211	98	83	9	70	127	0	0.0	0	16	45.7
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	11.78	8.63	5.20	2.86	3.15	1.28	23.7	.285
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	184	51	19	0	0	24	17	30	1	2	1	.277	.340	.380	.720
vs. RHB	660	160	46	7	9	74	53	97	3	8	6	.242	.303	.374	.678

Major League Baseball 1987 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
April	6	6	2	3	0	3.11	37.2	36	13	13	4	15	23
May	6	6	4	1	0	2.48	36.1	29	11	10	1	14	32
June	5	5	1	3	0	4.50	32.0	36	17	16	0	5	21
July	6	6	2	2	0	3.38	37.1	34	14	14	1	11	19
August	6	6	2	2	0	3.25	36.0	38	22	13	0	9	14
September	5	5	2	2	0	3.06	35.1	27	16	12	3	13	16
October	1	1	0	1	0	8.44	5.1	11	5	5	0	3	2
Spring Training	5	2	1	0	0	5.14	7.0	8	6	4	2	3	5
Last Year	35	35	15	3	0	2.16	221.0	177	62	53	5	62	181
2 Years Ago	33	33	14	9	0	2.22	218.2	168	66	54	10	46	251
Career	620	562	304	93	3	2.03	3658.2	2212	914	826	109	1095	4894
Home	18	18	7	4	0	3.32	119.1	117	48	44	6	40	58
Road	17	17	6	10	0	3.49	100.2	94	50	39	3	30	69
Grass	32	32	13	11	0	3.26	204.0	191	87	74	7	66	115
Turf	3	3	0	3	0	5.06	16.0	20	11	9	2	4	12
Day	11	11	4	5	0	4.19	66.2	67	38	31	1	21	39
Night	24	24	9	9	0	3.05	153.1	144	60	52	8	49	88

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
1970 Chicago (N) - MLB	21	33	4	7	1	0	2.71	66.1	36	20	20	1	42	105	0	0	1.18	.000	0.0
1971 Chicago (N) - MLB	22	43	27	16	3	1	3.10	177.0	103	62	61	7	107	277	1	1	1.19	.000	0.0
1972 Chicago (N) - MLB	23	36	36	26	2	0	1.32	245.0	95	41	36	6	82	413	1	1	0.72	.000	0.0
1973 Chicago (N) - MLB	24	34	33	20	2	0	2.03	221.1	102	51	50	6	93	372	1	1	0.88	.000	0.0
1974 Chicago (N) - MLB	25	27	27	14	5	0	1.75	180.0	89	43	35	4	64	282	0	0	0.85	.000	0.0
1975 Chicago (N) - MLB	26	41	29	18	2	2	1.97	210.0	112	48	46	3	53	317	1	0	0.79	.000	0.0
1976 Chicago (N) - MLB	27	36	36	23	3	0	1.98	236.2	117	55	52	1	62	352	5	5	0.76	.000	0.0
1977 Chicago (N) - MLB	28	37	37	17	6	0	1.94	260.1	129	60	56	8	75	380	1	1	0.78	.000	0.0
1978 Chicago (N) - MLB	29	34	34	21	4	0	1.41	210.2	129	35	33	5	47	288	0	0	0.84	.270	85.8
1979 Chicago (N) - MLB	30	33	33	14	9	0	1.48	194.1	114	37	32	8	45	259	0	0	0.82	.259	75.4
1980 Chicago (N) - MLB	31	34	34	22	4	0	1.60	219.0	146	42	39	6	47	266	1	1	0.88	.278	86.4
1981 Chicago (N) - MLB	32	34	34	19	7	0	2.12	212.0	124	57	50	11	46	286	0	0	0.80	.255	73.4
1982 Chicago (N) - MLB	33	32	32	17	6	0	2.21	183.0	110	47	45	6	52	244	0	0	0.89	.258	58.3
1983 Chicago (N) - MLB	34	32	32	12	9	0	2.23	193.1	133	50	48	9	58	247	1	1	0.99	.282	58.2
1984 Chicago (N) - MLB	35	21	21	9	3	0	1.49	120.2	69	25	20	2	35	155	0	0	0.86	.255	47.0
1984 Atlanta - MLB	35	10	10	7	1	0	1.69	69.1	48	15	13	2	9	92	1	0	0.82	.293	26.5
1984 Total - MLB	35	31	31	16	4	0	1.56	190.0	117	40	33	4	44	247	1	0	0.85	.269	73.5
1985 Atlanta - MLB	36	33	33	14	9	0	2.22	218.2	168	66	54	10	46	251	1	0	0.98	.296	69.4
1986 St. Louis - MLB	37	35	35	15	3	0	2.16	221.0	177	62	53	5	62	181	0	0	1.08	.272	63.6
1987 St. Louis - MLB	38	35	35	13	14	0	3.40	220.0	211	98	83	9	70	127	0	0	1.28	.285	23.7
Total MLB	18 yrs.	620	562	304	93	3	2.03	3658.2	2212	914	826	109	1095	4894	14	11	0.90	.869	667.7

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League

Age

ERA

SHO

WHIP

BABIP

VORP

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1978 Chicago (N) - MLB	29	7	7	4	2	0	2.04	35.1	23	9	8	0	12	43	0	0	0.99	.280	0.0
1979 Chicago (N) - MLB	30	3	3	0	1	0	3.86	14.0	14	6	6	0	5	20	0	0	1.36	.424	0.0
1980 Chicago (N) - MLB	31	6	6	3	0	0	1.24	36.1	23	6	5	0	12	57	0	0	0.96	.333	0.0
1981 Chicago (N) - MLB	32	2	2	1	1	0	6.23	8.2	8	6	6	2	5	10	0	0	1.50	.273	0.0
1982 Chicago (N) - MLB	33	5	5	5	0	0	0.83	32.2	21	5	3	0	8	40	0	0	0.89	.263	0.0
1983 Chicago (N) - MLB	34	4	4	1	2	0	3.33	24.1	21	9	9	3	6	22	0	0	1.11	.300	0.0
1984 Atlanta - MLB	35	3	3	1	0	0	1.38	13.0	7	2	2	1	4	21	0	0	0.85	.250	0.0
1986 St. Louis - MLB	37	4	3	2	0	0	3.00	21.0	19	8	7	2	7	17	0	0	1.24	.293	0.0
Total MLB		34	33	17	6	0	2.23	185.1	136	51	46	8	59	230	0	0	1.05	.299	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1978 Chicago (N) - ML	P	34	34	4	19	1	24	1	.958	210.2	0.98
1979 Chicago (N) - ML	P	33	33	8	13	0	25	4	.840	194.1	0.97
1980 Chicago (N) - ML	P	34	34	8	31	3	40	1	.975	219.0	1.60
1981 Chicago (N) - ML	P	34	34	5	20	0	28	3	.893	212.0	1.06
1982 Chicago (N) - ML	P	32	32	12	22	1	34	0	1.000	183.0	1.67
1982 Chicago (N) - ML	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	3.0	0.00	1	0	0	0.0
1983 Chicago (N) - ML	P	32	32	5	17	1	22	0	1.000	193.1	1.02
1984 Chicago (N) - ML	P	21	21	4	12	0	16	0	1.000	120.2	1.19
1984 Atlanta - ML	P	10	10	6	2	0	8	0	1.000	69.1	1.04
1985 Atlanta - ML	P	33	33	4	32	0	40	4	.900	218.2	1.48
1986 St. Louis - ML	P	35	35	9	33	0	42	0	1.000	221.0	1.71
1987 St. Louis - ML	P	35	35	14	26	0	41	1	.976	220.0	1.64

Player History
12-01-----	Won Cy Young in 1972, going 26-2, 1.32 ERA.
12-01-----	Won Cy Young in 1973, going 20-2, 2.03 ERA.
12-01-----	Won Cy Young in 1976, going 23-3, 1.98 ERA.
05-18-1969	Drafted in 1st round, 24th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1969.
06-18-1970	Earned first career win on 6/18/1970.
04-27-1971	Had first career hit on 4/27/1971, off Arnold Umbach (ATL).
04-27-1971	Pitched NO-HITTER against Atlanta on 4/27/1971, striking out 17.
04-27-1971	Struck out 17 batters against Atlanta on 4/27/1971.
07-01-1971	Was selected to the 1971 Allstar game...
12-01-1971	Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1971.
06-06-1972	Struck out 18 batters against Los Angeles (N) on 6/6/1972.
06-17-1972	Struck out 17 batters against Cincinnati on 6/17/1972.
06-28-1972	Pitched NO-HITTER against San Francisco on 6/28/1972, striking out 11.
07-01-1972	Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game...
07-01-1972	Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1972, going 5-0, 1.09.
08-01-1972	Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1972, going 5-0, 0.69.
08-29-1972	Struck out 15 batters against Atlanta on 8/29/1972.
09-09-1972	Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 365 on 9/9/1972 .
10-06-1972	Struck out 16 batters against Atlanta on 10/6/1972.
12-01-1972	Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1972.
04-24-1973	Struck out 15 batters against Philadelphia on 4/24/1973.
05-19-1973	Struck out 15 batters against St. Louis on 5/19/1973.
06-01-1973	Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1973, going 5-0, 0.73.
07-01-1973	Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game...
07-01-1973	Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1973, going 4-0, 1.29.
07-14-1973	Struck out 16 batters against Cincinnati on 7/14/1973.
12-01-1973	Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1973.
01-29-1974	Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,985,715 through salary arbitration.
05-01-1974	Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1974, going 3-1, 0.63.
06-28-1974	Hit first career homerun on 6/28/1974, off Mike Lee (SFN).
09-22-1974	Struck out 15 batters against Pittsburgh on 9/22/1974.
10-01-1974	Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1974, going 4-0, 0.80.
12-01-1974	Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1974.
01-29-1975	Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,985,715 through salary arbitration.
07-01-1975	Was selected to the 1975 Allstar game...
07-08-1975	Struck out 16 batters against Atlanta on 7/8/1975.
07-14-1975	Struck out 16 batters against Cincinnati on 7/14/1975.
07-29-1975	Struck out 15 batters against Houston on 7/29/1975.
08-01-1975	Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1975, going 5-0, 0.59.
09-01-1975	Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $6,930,000 per year, for 5 years.
09-01-1975	Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1975, going 5-0, 1.69.
04-24-1976	Pitched NO-HITTER against Philadelphia on 4/24/1976, striking out 10.
06-01-1976	Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1976, going 5-1, 1.79.
09-12-1976	Struck out 16 batters against San Diego on 9/12/1976.
10-01-1976	Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1976, going 3-0, 0.29.
12-01-1976	Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1976.
05-21-1977	Pitched NO-HITTER against Pittsburgh on 5/21/1977, striking out 13.
05-23-1977	Won Player of the Week award on 5/23/1977, winning 2 games with a 0.56 ERA.
07-01-1977	Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game...
09-12-1977	Struck out 16 batters against Montreal on 9/12/1977.
10-01-1977	Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1977, going 4-0, 1.37.
06-01-1978	Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06-29-1978	Was selected to the 1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10-29-1978	Won the 1978 Major League Baseball World Series with the Chicago (N) Cubs!
01-01-1979	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (8).
06-29-1979	Was selected to the 1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-17-1979	Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $57,820,000 with the Chicago (N) Cubs organization.
08-20-1979	Collects his 3000th career Major League Baseball strikeout!
01-01-1980	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 6 (6).
04-16-1980	Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Montreal Expos with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06-01-1980	Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06-29-1980	Was selected to the 1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09-01-1980	Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10-29-1980	Won the 1980 Major League Baseball World Series with the Chicago (N) Cubs!
11-11-1980	Wins the 1980 MLB NL Cy Young.
01-01-1981	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 9 (10); Control: 7 (7).
04-11-1981	Earns his 200th career Major League Baseball victory!
06-29-1981	Was selected to the 1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-01-1981	Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07-27-1981	Collects his 3500th career Major League Baseball strikeout!
10-01-1981	Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01-01-1982	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
06-01-1982	Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06-29-1982	Was selected to the 1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01-01-1983	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (7).
05-31-1983	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 15 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06-29-1983	Was selected to the 1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-17-1983	Collects his 4000th career Major League Baseball strikeout!
01-01-1984	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
03-25-1984	Injured (dead arm syndrome), out for 1-2 weeks.
05-19-1984	Earns his 250th career Major League Baseball victory!
06-29-1984	Was selected to the 1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-18-1984	Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $33,520,000 with the Chicago (N) Cubs organization.
07-31-1984	Was traded by the Chicago (N) Cubs to the Atlanta Braves, along with $5,000,000, in exchange for SP K. Kepshire, MR C. Willis, SP J. DeLeon.
09-01-1984	Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10-07-1984	Injured (tender elbow), out for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1985	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
06-29-1985	Was selected to the 1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-23-1985	Collects his 4500th career Major League Baseball strikeout!
11-18-1985	Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for CF E. Davis, 2B J. Lemaster, MR B. Mooneyham.
01-01-1986	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (10); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
07-04-1986	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $50,500,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
08-01-1986	Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01-01-1987	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (10); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 7 (7).
03-11-1987	Injured (strained back muscle), out for 1-2 weeks.
07-29-1987	Earns his 300th career Major League Baseball victory!

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1985	14	9
1987	17	5

Year	GS	Rank
1986	35	4
1987	35	5

Year	W	Rank
1978	21	3
1980	22	1
1981	19	2
1982	17	3
1984	16	9
1986	15	9

Year	L	Rank
1987	14	8

Year	Winning %	Rank
1978	.840	2
1979	.609	8
1980	.846	1
1981	.731	2
1982	.739	4
1984	.800	2
1986	.833	1

Year	IP	Rank
1985	218.2	10
1986	221.0	5
1987	220.0	7

Year	BF	Rank
1986	893	6
1987	935	6

Year	K	Rank
1978	288	1
1979	259	2
1980	266	2
1981	286	1
1982	244	2
1983	247	2
1984	247	3
1985	251	1
1986	181	3

Year	WP	Rank
1983	10	7

Year	ERA	Rank
1978	1.41	1
1979	1.48	1
1980	1.60	1
1981	2.12	3
1982	2.21	1
1983	2.23	1
1984	1.56	1
1985	2.22	1
1986	2.16	2

Year	BABIP	Rank
1978	.270	4
1979	.259	1
1980	.278	6
1981	.255	1
1982	.258	3
1984	.269	10

Year	WHIP	Rank
1978	0.84	1
1979	0.82	1
1980	0.88	2
1981	0.80	1
1982	0.89	1
1983	0.99	1
1984	0.85	1
1985	0.98	3
1986	1.08	4

Year	K/BB	Rank
1978	6.13	3
1979	5.76	5
1980	5.66	4
1981	6.22	4
1982	4.69	5
1983	4.26	4
1984	5.61	2
1985	5.46	2
1986	2.92	5

Year	RA/9	Rank
1978	7.60	1
1979	7.50	1
1980	8.18	2
1981	7.47	1
1982	8.02	1
1983	9.08	1
1984	8.05	1
1985	9.14	2
1986	9.86	4

Year	HR/9	Rank
1978	0.21	3
1979	0.37	8
1980	0.25	3
1981	0.47	6
1982	0.30	1
1983	0.42	6
1984	0.19	1
1985	0.41	8
1986	0.20	1
1987	0.37	10

Year	H/9	Rank
1978	5.51	1
1979	5.28	1
1980	6.00	1
1981	5.26	1
1982	5.41	1
1983	6.19	1
1984	5.54	1
1985	6.91	4
1986	7.21	3

Year	BB/9	Rank
1980	1.93	10
1984	2.08	6
1985	1.89	10

Year	K/9	Rank
1978	12.30	1
1979	11.99	1
1980	10.93	2
1981	12.14	1
1982	12.00	1
1983	11.50	1
1984	11.70	1
1985	10.33	1
1986	7.37	3

Year	VORP	Rank
1978	85.8	2
1979	75.4	2
1980	86.4	1
1981	73.4	3
1982	58.3	3
1983	58.2	3
1984	73.5	3
1985	69.4	2
1986	63.6	3

Year	QS	Rank
1978	24	5
1979	22	9
1980	25	3
1981	26	2
1985	26	4
1986	24	6

Year	QSP	Rank
1978	.706	7
1979	.667	8
1980	.735	3
1981	.765	3
1983	.625	9
1985	.788	3
1986	.686	8

Year	SHO	Rank
1980	1	3
1981	0	9
1983	1	2
1984	0	10

Year	GB%	Rank
1987	0.58	8