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Dakota Hudson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 215lb (196cm, 97kg)

Born: September 15, 1994 in Dunlap, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 36th round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Sequatchie County HS (Dunlap, TN) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (34th) of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS).

High School: Sequatchie County HS (Dunlap, TN)

School: Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)

Debut: July 28, 2018 (Age 23-316d, 21,719th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$1.5M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 4.156 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2026

Full Name: Dakota Ryan Hudson

Nicknames: Dak

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.4

3.9

ERA

6.13

4.02

122

39.2

510.1

338

WHIP

1.689

1.413

Summary of 50 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 8 tying, 19 go ahead

2 Tms
STL	45
COL	5

Platoon
vs RHB	27
vs LHB	23

Home/Road
Away	28
Home	22

Outs
0	17
2	17
1	16

22 Opps
MIL	7
SDP	6
KCR	4
NYM	4
CIN	3
PIT	3
HOU	3
TBR	2
SFG	2
CHC	2
PHI	2
WSN	2
MIN	1
ARI	1
COL	1
OAK	1
LAA	1
SEA	1
ATL	1
LAD	1
MIA	1
TOR	1

44 Batters
Manny Machado	2
Christian Yelich	2
Mike Moustakas	2
Jose Siri	2
Pete Alonso	2
Eugenio Suárez	2
Daulton Varsho	1
Xander Bogaerts	1
Colin Moran	1
Víctor Robles	1
José Osuna	1
Robinson Canó	1
Michael A. Taylor	1
Matt Olson	1
LaMonte Wade Jr.	1
Austin Romine	1
Jose Altuve	1
Bryce Harper	1
Willy Adames	1
Travis Shaw	1
Ian Desmond	1
Albert Pujols	1
Yordan Alvarez	1
Anthony Rizzo	1
George Springer	1
Eduardo Escobar	1
Jurickson Profar	1
Cal Raleigh	1
Anthony Rendon	1
Franmil Reyes	1
Cam Gallagher	1
Gavin Lux	1
Alex Dickerson	1
Ha-Seong Kim	1
Matt Wallner	1
Noah Syndergaard	1
Bryson Stott	1
Starling Marte	1
Lawrence Butler	1
Jason Kipnis	1
Salvador Perez	1
Bobby Witt Jr.	1
Tyrone Taylor	1
Jacob Stallings	1

15 Parks
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	20
Am Fam Field (MIL)	7
Petco Pk (SAN)	5
Coors Fld (DEN)	3
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
TropicanaFld (STP)	2
Oracle Park (SFO)	2
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
CitizensBank (PHI)	1
Truist Pk (ATL)	1
loanDepot pk (MIA)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1

Where Hit
7	15
78	12
9	11
8	8
89	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	17
4	9
3	7
1	6
5	6
6	4
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	25
2·HR gms	8
3·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	29
1--	12
1-3	3
12-	2
123	2
--3	1
-23	1

81 Runs
RISP	9
0 on	29
1 on	13
2 on	6
3 on	2
Any on	21

Inning
1	8
2	13
3	9
4	7
5	4
6	5
7	4

1-3	30
4-6	16
7-end	4

RelScore
+4..	1
+2	4
+1	7
Tied	16
-1	9
-2	3
-3	3
-4..	7

Ahead	12
Tied	16
Behind	22

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	10
0-1	7
0-0	6
2-1	6
2-2	6
3-2	4
2-0	4
0-2	2
1-2	2
1-1	2
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	9
CF	8
RF	8
1B	6
3B	6
C	4
LF	4
DH	2
SS	2
P	1

OrderPos
3rd	10
4th	9
7th	6
5th	6
6th	6
9th	5
2nd	5
1st	2
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	23
Low Lev	19

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2019-03-30	Christian Yelich	MIL		STL	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	9	10%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	2	2019-03-30	Travis Shaw	MIL		STL	tied 1-1	b 3	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	5	12%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
3	3	3	3	2019-03-30	Mike Moustakas	MIL		STL	ahead 2-1	b 3	1	1--	4,(2-1) BSBX	2	5	4	16%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Y. Grandal Scores/unER
4	4	4	1	2019-04-15	Mike Moustakas	MIL		STL	behind 0-2	b 2	0	---	5,(2-2) BSCBX	1	4	4	10%	45%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
5	5	5	2	2019-04-15	Christian Yelich	MIL		STL	ahead 3-2	b 2	2	1-3	2,(1-0) 1*BX	3	2	9	20%	86%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); F. Peralta Scores; L. Cain Scores
6	6	6	1	2019-04-21	Pete Alonso	NYM	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	3	10%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
7	7	7	2	2019-04-21	Noah Syndergaard	NYM	@	STL	behind 1-5	t 4	2	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	9	1	5%	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
8	8	8	3	2019-04-21	Robinson Canó	NYM	@	STL	behind 2-6	t 5	1	---	5,(2-2) FSBBX	1	3	4	5%	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
9	9	9	1	2019-05-07	Bryce Harper	PHI	@	STL	ahead 2-0	t 2	1	123	4,(2-1) BF*BX	4	3	9	15%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Franco Scores/unER; A. Nola Scores/unER; A. McCutchen Scores/unER; B. Harper Scores/unER
10	10	10	1	2019-06-22	Albert Pujols	LAA	@	STL	behind 0-4	t 7	0	---	4,(2-1) ..FBBX	1	5	3	5%	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	11	1	2019-06-29	Manny Machado	SDP		STL	ahead 3-1	b 2	2	1-3	4,(0-2) CFFX	3	3	5	16%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); F. Tatís Scores/unER; E. Hosmer Scores/unER; M. Machado Scores/unER
12	12	12	2	2019-06-29	Franmil Reyes	SDP		STL	ahead 6-1	b 2	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	9	3%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); F. Reyes Scores/unER
13	13	13	1	2019-07-05	Alex Dickerson	SFG		STL	behind 2-3	b 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	9	12%	56%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
14	14	14	1	2019-07-13	Eduardo Escobar	ARI	@	STL	behind 1-4	t 5	2	---	5,(2-2) BBCSX	1	3	4	8%	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
15	15	15	1	2019-07-18	Eugenio Suárez	CIN		STL	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	3	5	10%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
16	16	16	1	2019-07-23	Starling Marte	PIT		STL	tied 0-0	b 1	0	12-	4,(2-1) FBBX	3	3	8	17%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Frazier Scores; B. Reynolds Scores
17	17	17	1	2019-07-28	George Springer	HOU	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	1	8	10%	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
18	18	18	2	2019-07-28	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	@	STL	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	---	7,(3-2) BSFFBBX	1	4	7	11%	68%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
19	19	19	3	2019-07-28	Jose Altuve	HOU	@	STL	ahead 2-0	t 5	0	-23	5,(2-2) BCC*BX	3	2	4	8%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Miley Scores; G. Springer Scores
20	20	20	1	2019-08-31 (1)	Eugenio Suárez	CIN	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	6,(3-2) SBBBFX	2	3	5	17%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Votto Scores
21	21	21	1	2019-09-11	Ian Desmond	COL		STL	tied 1-1	b 6	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	7	16%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
22	22	22	1	2019-09-16	Anthony Rendon	WSN	@	STL	behind 1-2	t 6	0	---	4,(1-2) FFBX	1	3	5	16%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	2020-07-26	Colin Moran	PIT	@	STL	behind 0-1	t 4	2	---	6,(2-2) FBCFBX	1	4	3	13%	45%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
24	24	2	2	2020-07-26	José Osuna	PIT	@	STL	tied 1-1	t 4	2	1--	1,(0-0) .X	2	6	9	23%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); P. Evans Scores
25	25	3	1	2020-08-26	Cam Gallagher	KCR	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 3	0	1--	2,(1-0) 1BX	2	9	2	17%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); N. Lopez Scores
26	26	4	1	2020-09-06	Anthony Rizzo	CHC		STL	behind 0-1	b 1	2	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	3	3	10%	51%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
27	27	5	2	2020-09-06	Jason Kipnis	CHC		STL	tied 1-1	b 2	2	--3	6,(3-2) BCBSBX	2	9	4	17%	71%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); W. Contreras Scores
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	2022-04-12	Salvador Perez	KCR	@	STL	behind 0-3	t 2	0	---	6,(3-2) CFBBBX	1	4	DH	8%	29%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
29	29	2	2	2022-04-12	Michael A. Taylor	KCR	@	STL	behind 1-3	t 2	1	1--	3,(2-0) 1BB>X	2	7	8	18%	48%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Mondesí Scores
30	30	3	1	2022-05-03	Bobby Witt Jr.	KCR		STL	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	5	11%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
31	31	4	1	2022-05-08	LaMonte Wade Jr.	SFG		STL	behind 0-2	b 2	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	9	18%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Ruf Scores
32	32	5	1	2022-06-23	Tyrone Taylor	MIL		STL	behind 1-2	b 4	1	1-3	4,(2-1) BCBX	3	7	9	26%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); L. Urías Scores; V. Caratini Scores
33	33	6	2	2022-06-23	Willy Adames	MIL		STL	ahead 4-3	b 5	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	6	11%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
34	34	7	1	2022-07-14	Gavin Lux	LAD	@	STL	ahead 2-0	t 7	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	9	4	13%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Bellinger Scores
35	35	8	1	2022-07-30	Víctor Robles	WSN		STL	behind 0-1	b 3	1	---	4,(1-2) BCFX	1	1	8	13%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
36	36	9	1	2022-08-30	Austin Romine	CIN		STL	behind 0-1	b 3	0	1--	5,(2-2) BFFBX	2	9	2	19%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); A. López Scores
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	2023-07-05	Jacob Stallings	MIA		STL	tied 5-5	b 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	11%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
38	38	2	1	2023-08-02	Matt Wallner	MIN	@	STL	behind 0-7	t 7	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	6	7	3%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Kepler Scores; K. Farmer Scores
39	39	3	1	2023-08-09	Jose Siri	TBR		STL	behind 0-1	b 2	1	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	7	8	19%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); L. Raley Scores
40	40	4	2	2023-08-09	Jose Siri	TBR		STL	behind 2-5	b 4	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	8	9%	28%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
41	41	5	1	2023-08-15	Lawrence Butler	OAK	@	STL	behind 0-5	t 7	1	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	7	8	5%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Soderstrom Scores
42	42	6	1	2023-08-20	Pete Alonso	NYM	@	STL	tied 1-1	t 4	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	4	3	13%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
43	43	7	1	2023-08-26	Bryson Stott	PHI		STL	ahead 2-1	b 4	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	4	10%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
44	44	8	1	2023-09-06	Matt Olson	ATL		STL	behind 2-7	b 6	0	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	4	3	4%	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
45	45	9	1	2023-09-22	Manny Machado	SDP		STL	tied 1-1	b 6	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	4	DH	17%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	2024-04-13	Daulton Varsho	TOR		COL	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	123	2,(1-0) BX	4	7	8	23%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Bichette Scores; D. Vogelbach Scores; D. Schneider Scores
47	47	2	1	2024-04-20	Cal Raleigh	SEA	@	COL	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	2	9%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
48	48	3	1	2024-04-25	Ha-Seong Kim	SDP	@	COL	ahead 2-1	t 3	1	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	5	6	16%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Profar Scores
49	49	4	1	2024-05-13	Xander Bogaerts	SDP		COL	behind 0-1	b 2	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	4	11%	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
50	50	5	2	2024-05-13	Jurickson Profar	SDP		COL	behind 1-5	b 6	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	7	12%	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); M. Machado Scores