Jim Bibby vs. Johnny Kucab — Career Comparison

Jim Bibby
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Johnny Kucab
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bibby built a career as a starting pitcher and Johnny Kucab as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Bibby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.76 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 4.44 and 1.447 for Johnny Kucab. By the career numbers, Jim Bibby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bibby and Johnny Kucab

Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.78
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.49
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.25
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.58
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.53
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.36
52.36
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.29
70.29
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
3.76
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.44
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5168
27
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1722.2
9
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
8.18
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
10.01
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.68
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.07
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
3.78
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.02
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.2
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
5.64
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.84
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.37
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7310
38.19
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
658
38.96
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.07
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.18
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.97
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.27
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.62
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6434
33.61
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
35.82
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Jim Bibby and Johnny Kucab

Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.78
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.25
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5167
27
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1722.1
9
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.46
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.13
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.69
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
1.59
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.83
93.83
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.894
0.894
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.407
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.29
70.29
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bibby and Johnny Kucab

Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
818.4
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
930
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
501.6
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
525
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
74.4
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
48
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.4
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.4
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.27
31.85
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
10.88
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
124.8
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
112.8
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
120
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
36
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.8
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.8
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.63
23.11
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.97
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.2
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
31.2
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
88
211.2
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
135
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
57.6
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.4
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA