Homer Blankenship vs. Guy Bush — Career Comparison

Homer Blankenship
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Guy Bush
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Guy Bush built a career as a starting pitcher and Homer Blankenship as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Guy Bush posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 5.22 and 1.815 for Homer Blankenship. By the career numbers, Guy Bush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Blankenship and Guy Bush

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.79
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.02
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.58
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.45
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.83
56.83
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1166
3.86
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8166
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2722
9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
12.93
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2950
9.75
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.5
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
2.84
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.27
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
850
2.81
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
0.628
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.17
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.14
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
41.29
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11750
38.85
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.48
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1369
4.53
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.815
1.815
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
37.89
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10850
35.87
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Homer Blankenship and Guy Bush

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.38
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.441
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Blankenship and Guy Bush

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
650
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
326.4
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
888
532.8
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
85.8
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
77.4
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
7.2
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.2
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
8.4
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
47.57
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
95.4
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
116.4
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
34.2
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
31.2
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
65.4
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
49.33
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.61
15.97
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
30
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
97.2
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
36.6
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100