Luke Hudson

Luke Hudson [Luke Stephen Hudson] is a former Major Leaguer who played 5 MLB seasons between 2002-2007. Hudson was born on May 2nd, 1977 in Fountain Valley, California and is currently 49 years old. He attended high school in Fountain Valley, California where he played for the Fountain Valley Barons. He played 3 years of NCAA Division I College Baseball for the University of Tennessee Volunteers [Southeastern Conference] where he was teammates with future Major Leaguers R.A. Dickey, Mike Lincoln and Augie Ojeda. Participated in the D1 NCAA Tournament in 1996 [Regionals] and 1997 [Regionals]. He was drafted and signed in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 1998 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies. Ranked by Baseball America as the Colorado Rockies No. 11 MLB prospect in 2026 pre-season Prospect rankings. ...

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Made his Major League Debut on July 1st, 2002 at the age of 25. Debuted as a relief pitcher for Cincinnati Reds against the Houston Astros, throwing 1 inning, did not allow a run or a walk and struck out 1 batter. He did not factor in the decision. His first batter faced was Jose Vizcaino and he flew out to center field. His most frequent teammates throughout his career, based on statistics listed below were Jason LaRue, Brian Brantley, Ryan Cameron and Luis Landaeta. Hudson played 4 seasons with the Colorado Rockies organization, 3 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds and 2 seasons with the Kansas City Royals. He played in the Arizona Fall League (Prospect League) in 2002,2005. Led the Southern League (AA) with 28 Games Started in 2001. Led the International League (AAA) with a 9.87 Strikeouts per 9 Innings in 2002. He was also drafted in the 5th round of the 1995 Draft by the Baltimore Orioles but did not sign.

Career Transactions: Traded from Colorado Rockies with Gabe White to Cincinnati Reds for Pokey Reese and Dennys Reyes on December 18th, 2001. Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals on March 13th, 2006.

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year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	tbc+	w	l	era	g	gs	cg	sho	gr	gf	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	wp	bk	hb	whip	h9	hr9	bb9	so9	ra9	so/bb
1996	Tennessee	SEC	NCAA-1			19		5	0	3.91	12	9	0	0	3	0	0	53.0	40	24	23	5	22	57	5	0	9	1.17	6.79	0.85	3.74	9.68	4.08	2.59
1997	Tennessee	SEC	NCAA-1			20		4	6	0.00	2	14	12	2	-12	0	1	0.0	83	74	44	0	38	43	10	0	3	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.13
1998	Tennessee	SEC	NCAA-1	jr	14	21		4	3	7.11	13	12	1	0	1	0	0	62.0	60	54	49	1	48	68	0	0	11	1.74	8.71	0.15	6.97	9.87	7.84	1.42
1998	Portland Rockies	Nwst	A-	COL	-	21	107	3	6	4.74	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	79.2	68	46	42	8	51	82	8	3	4	1.49	7.68	0.90	5.76	9.26	5.20	1.61
1999	Asheville Tourists	SAL	A	COL	24	22	106	6	5	4.30	21	20	1	0	1	1	0	88.0	89	47	42	10	24	96	3	3	8	1.28	9.10	1.02	2.45	9.82	4.81	4.00
2000	Salem Avalanche	Caro	A+	COL	26	23	100	5	8	3.27	19	19	2	2	0	0	0	110.0	101	47	40	9	34	80	5	1	10	1.23	8.26	0.74	2.78	6.55	3.85	2.35
2001	Carolina Mudcats	Sou	AA	COL	16	24	98	7	12	4.20	29	28	1	0	1	0	0	165.0	159	90	77	19	68	145	18	1	15	1.38	8.67	1.04	3.71	7.91	4.91	2.13
2002	Louisville Bats	IL	AAA	CIN	-	25	115	5	9	4.51	30	17	0	0	13	6	3	117.2	102	64	59	6	57	129	10	1	16	1.35	7.80	0.46	4.36	9.87	4.90	2.26
2002	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	CIN	54	25		0	0	4.50	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	6.0	5	5	3	1	6	7	2	0	0	1.83	7.50	1.50	9.00	10.50	7.50	1.17
2004	Chattanooga Lookouts	Sou	AA	CIN	-	27	119	7	7	3.32	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	86.2	71	35	32	9	25	91	9	0	0	1.11	7.37	0.93	2.60	9.45	3.63	3.64
2004	Louisville Bats	IL	AAA	CIN	-	27	128*	2	1	2.84	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	15	8	6	2	5	17	0	0	0	1.05	7.11	0.95	2.37	8.05	3.79	3.40
2004	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	CIN	54	27	112*	4	2	2.42	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	48.1	36	16	13	3	25	38	5	0	2	1.26	6.70	0.56	4.66	7.08	2.98	1.52
2005	Chattanooga Lookouts	Sou	AA	CIN	-	28		0	1	5.40	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6.2	6	4	4	2	1	7	0	0	1	1.05	8.10	2.70	1.35	9.45	5.40	7.00
2005	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	CIN	54	28	84	6	9	6.38	19	16	0	0	3	1	0	84.2	83	62	60	14	50	53	5	0	11	1.57	8.82	1.49	5.31	5.63	6.59	1.06
2006	Omaha Royals	PCL	AAA	KCA	-	29	123	2	0	2.80	13	2	0	0	11	6	1	35.1	30	14	11	0	7	21	1	0	0	1.05	7.64	0.00	1.78	5.35	3.57	3.00
2006	Kansas City Royals	AL	MLB	KCA	34	29	97	7	6	5.12	26	15	0	0	11	1	0	102.0	109	62	58	7	38	64	6	0	4	1.44	9.62	0.62	3.35	5.65	5.47	1.68
2007	Wichita Wranglers	Tex	AA	KCA	-	30		0	1	3.68	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	7.1	8	5	3	1	2	12	0	0	0	1.36	9.82	1.23	2.45	14.73	6.14	6.00
2007	Omaha Royals	PCL	AAA	KCA	25	30		0	1	5.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	11	7	5	2	4	14	0	0	0	1.67	11.00	2.00	4.00	14.00	7.00	3.50
2007	Kansas City Royals	AL	MLB	KCA	34	30		0	1	18.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	5	4	1	4	0	0	0	0	3.00	9.00	4.50	18.00	0.00	22.50	0.00
Tot:	MLB (5 yrs)		MLB					17	18	5.11	58	41	0	0	17	2	0	243.0	235	150	138	26	123	162	18	0	17	1.47	8.70	0.96	4.56	6.00	5.56	1.32
Tot:	NL (3 yrs)		NL					10	11	4.92	31	25	0	0	6	1	0	139.0	124	83	76	18	81	98	12	0	13	1.47	8.03	1.17	5.24	6.35	5.37	1.21
Tot:	AL (2 yrs)		AL					7	7	5.37	27	16	0	0	11	1	0	104.0	111	67	62	8	42	64	6	0	4	1.47	9.61	0.69	3.63	5.54	5.80	1.52
Tot:	Minors (9 yrs)		Minors					37	51	3.99	151	125	4	2	26	13	4	724.1	660	367	321	68	278	694	54	9	54	1.29	8.20	0.84	3.45	8.62	4.56	2.50
Tot:	A- (1 yrs)		A-					3	6	4.74	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	79.2	68	46	42	8	51	82	8	3	4	1.49	7.68	0.90	5.76	9.26	5.20	1.61
Tot:	A (1 yrs)		A					6	5	4.30	21	20	1	0	1	1	0	88.0	89	47	42	10	24	96	3	3	8	1.28	9.10	1.02	2.45	9.82	4.81	4.00
Tot:	A+ (1 yrs)		A+					5	8	3.27	19	19	2	2	0	0	0	110.0	101	47	40	9	34	80	5	1	10	1.23	8.26	0.74	2.78	6.55	3.85	2.35
Tot:	AA (4 yrs)		AA					14	21	3.93	48	47	1	0	1	0	0	265.2	244	134	116	31	96	255	27	1	16	1.28	8.27	1.05	3.25	8.64	4.54	2.66
Tot:	AAA (4 yrs)		AAA					9	11	4.03	48	24	0	0	24	12	4	181.0	158	93	81	10	73	181	11	1	16	1.28	7.86	0.50	3.63	9.00	4.62	2.48
Tot:	College (3 yrs)		College					13	9	9.08	27	35	13	2	-8	0	1	115.0	183	152	116	6	108	168	15	0	23	2.53	14.32	0.47	8.45	13.15	11.90	1.56
Avg:	MLB - 162 Inning avg		MLB					🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	162	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒
Avg:	Minors - 162 Inning avg		Minors					🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	162	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒
Avg:	College - 162 Inning avg		College					🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	162	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒

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year	team name	league	category	age	w	l	era	g	gs	cg	sho	gr	gf	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	wp	bk	hb	whip	h9	hr9	bb9	so9	ra9	so/bb
2002	Scottsdale Scorpions	Arizona Fall League	AFL	25	3	1	4.06	12	5	0	0	7	1	0	31.0	30	14	14	1	14	45	0	0	0	1.42	8.71	0.29	4.06	13.06	4.06	3.21
2005	Mesa Solar Sox	Arizona Fall League	AFL	28	0	1	5.76	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	25.0	33	17	16	4	6	20	0	0	0	1.56	11.88	1.44	2.16	7.20	6.12	3.33
2006	Kansas City Royals	MLB Spring Training	Spring	29	0	0	1.80	8	0	0	0	8	1	0	10.0	7	2	2	1	6	8	0	0	0	1.30	6.30	0.90	5.40	7.20	1.80	1.33
2007	Kansas City Royals	MLB Spring Training	Spring	30	0	1	2.70	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	6.2	7	2	2	1	3	5	2	0	0	1.50	9.45	1.35	4.05	6.75	2.70	1.67
Tot:	AFL (2 Yrs)		AFL		3	2	4.82	18	11	0	0	1	7	0	56.0	63	31	30	5	20	65	0	0	0	1.48	10.12	0.80	3.21	10.45	4.98	3.25
Tot:	Spring (2 Yrs)		Spring		0	1	2.16	10	2	0	0	1	8	0	16.2	14	4	4	2	9	13	2	0	0	1.38	7.56	1.08	4.86	7.02	2.16	1.44

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year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	pos	lnp	tbc+	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	ibb	gdp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so/bb	ab/hr
2001	Carolina Mudcats	Sou	AA	COL	16	24				29	28	2	4	1	0	1	4	0	0	1	8	0	3	0	0	0	8	32	2	2	.143	.172	.286	.458	.179	.143	.158	3.13	25.00	8.00	28.00
2002	Louisville Bats	IL	AAA	CIN	-	25				30	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	14	0	1	.100	.250	.100	.350	.100	.000	.125	7.14	14.29	2.00	0.00
2002	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	CIN	54	25	1/	9		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2004	Chattanooga Lookouts	Sou	AA	CIN	-	27				16	21	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0	3	0	0	1	3	27	0	3	.143	.250	.143	.393	.143	.000	.214	11.11	25.93	2.33	0.00
2004	Louisville Bats	IL	AAA	CIN	-	27				3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2004	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	CIN	54	27	1/	9		9	16	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	18	0	2	.125	.167	.125	.292	.063	.000	.143	5.56	16.67	3.00	0.00
2005	Chattanooga Lookouts	Sou	AA	CIN	-	28				1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
2005	Cincinnati Reds	NL	MLB	CIN	54	28	1/R	9		21	25	7	8	2	0	0	3	0	0	2	9	0	2	0	0	0	10	29	2	6	.320	.370	.400	.770	.160	.080	.500	6.90	31.03	4.50	0.00
Tot:	MLB (3 yrs)		MLB							33	41	8	10	2	0	0	5	0	0	3	12	0	3	1	0	0	12	48	2	8	.244	.289	.293	.582	.122	.049	.333	6.25	25.00	4.00
Tot:	NL (3 yrs)		NL							33	41	8	10	2	0	0	5	0	0	3	12	0	3	1	0	0	12	48	2	8	.244	.289	.293	.582	.122	.049	.333	6.25	25.00	4.00
Tot:	Minors (4 yrs)		Minors							79	63	2	8	1	0	1	4	0	0	5	18	1	8	0	0	1	12	77	2	6	.127	.203	.190	.393	.143	.063	.159	6.49	23.38	3.60	63.00
Tot:	AA (3 yrs)		AA							46	51	2	7	1	0	1	4	0	0	4	16	0	6	0	0	1	11	61	2	5	.137	.200	.216	.416	.157	.078	.176	6.56	26.23	4.00	51.00
Tot:	AAA (2 yrs)		AAA							33	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	16	0	1	.083	.214	.083	.298	.083	.000	.100	6.25	12.50	2.00
Avg:	MLB - 162 game avg		MLB							162	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒
Avg:	Minors - 162 game avg		Minors							162	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒

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Strikeouts	Walks	Hittable	SO/BB	vs Power	Durability	Team Success
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