Tim Hudson

Tim Hudson is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who currently plays for the Atlanta Braves. Hudson played for many years with the Oakland A's before he was traded to the Atlanta Braves back in 2005. Hudson started his playing career playing high school ball for Glenwood High School in Phenix City, Alabama where as a senior, he led his school to a state title.http://www.acccsports.org/acccpages/hofmember/61.jsp

After high school, Hudson was not recruited by any major college, so he ended going to community college for a few years before transferring to Auburn University where he became a pitching and hitting phenom.http://www.usatoday.com/sports/bbw/2001-03-28/2001-03-28-specialhudson.htm

As a rookie with the A's, Hudson had an 11-2 record and finished fifth in the American League for Rookie of the Year honors. Hudson along with pitchers Mark Mulder and Barry Zito, made up one of the best pitching staffs in the American League at the time. While with the A's, Hudson made two All-Star teams (2000,2004).

While in the prime of his career, in 2005, Hudson was traded to the Atlanta Braves and although Hudson has been a main stay with the Braves pitching staff, he has had his share of injuries as well which came to a head in the 2008 season when he had to have Tommy John Surgery to repair his pitching elbow which ended his season.

Hudson would be out most of the 2009 before bouncing back. On September 1, Hudson get his first win victory of season defeating the Florida Marlins. http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=218596

On November 12, 2009, Hudson signed a three-year extension with the Braves for 28 million dollars. Hudson’s best year with the Braves was in 2007 when he had a 16-10 record and a 3.33 ERA.

Tim Hudson has been one of the most consistent pitchers in baseball during his career. As a rookie in 1999, Hudson posted an 11-2 record and he almost won Rookie of the Year that year. The next year would be even better, as Hudson led the American League in winning percentage by posting a 20-6 record, although his ERA rose to over four. Hudson's list of accomplishments are as follows:

• 3-time Top 10 in American League Cy Young Award voting (2000–01, 2003)
• Led MLB in winning percentage (2000)
• Led AL in wins (20, 2000)
• Led AL in games started (35, 2001)
• Twice led AL in shutouts (2003–04)
• Twice second in AL in shutouts (2000, 2002)
• 5-time 15-game winner (2000–03, 2007)
• 3-time Athletics' Opening-Day starter (from 2001–04)
• Has had a winning record in each season he's been in the majors (1999-current)
• Pitched two complete-game one-hitters: August 28, 2000, against the Chicago White Sox and May 1, 2006, against the Colorado Rockies.

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