Jim Bronstad vs. Guy Bush — Career Comparison

Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Guy Bush
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Guy Bush built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Bronstad 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 5.48 and 1.591 for Jim Bronstad. By the career numbers, Guy Bush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bronstad and Guy Bush

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.79
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.02
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.58
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.45
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.83
56.83
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.5
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1166
3.86
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8166
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2722
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.57
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2950
9.75
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.5
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.56
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
2.84
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
850
2.81
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
0.628
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.17
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
39.68
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11750
38.85
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.48
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.86
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1369
4.53
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
35.94
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10850
35.87
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Jim Bronstad and Guy Bush

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
27
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
9
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.38
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.441
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.67
6.67
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bronstad and Guy Bush

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
1566.67
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
326.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
888
532.8
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
85.8
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
77.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.2
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.2
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.21
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
19.2
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
95.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
116.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
34.2
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
31.2
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
65.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-49.89
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.61
15.97
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.6
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
30
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
97.2
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
36.6
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100