Santo Alcala vs. Emil Kush — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Emil Kush
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Santo Alcala built a career as a starting pitcher and Emil Kush as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Emil Kush posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.392 compared to 4.76 and 1.552 for Santo Alcala. By the career numbers, Emil Kush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Emil Kush

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
56
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.76
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.48
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346.1
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
9.28
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.42
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.9
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.37
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.11
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.05
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
39.81
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
38.49
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.03
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.98
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.79
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
34.65
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1313
34.12
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Emil Kush

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.45
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249.1
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.01
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.62
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.59
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.74
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Emil Kush

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
68
510
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
1058.82
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
71
532.5
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
578.82
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
16.84
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.34
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
12
90
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
148.24
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-2.8
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
40.59
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.08
7.08
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA