Guy Bush vs. Xavier Hernandez — Career Comparison

Guy Bush
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Guy Bush built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez 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 3.9 and 1.376 for Xavier Hernandez. By the career numbers, Guy Bush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Bush and Xavier Hernandez

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.79
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.58
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.45
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.83
56.83
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.5
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1166
3.86
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
3.9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8166
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2722
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2950
9.75
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
2.84
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
850
2.81
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
0.628
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.17
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11750
38.85
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2879
38.62
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.48
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1369
4.53
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.35
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10850
35.87
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Guy Bush and Xavier Hernandez

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2013
27
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.86
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.42
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.39
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.38
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.441
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Bush and Xavier Hernandez

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
326.4
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
888
532.8
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
85.8
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
77.4
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
19.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
95.4
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
116.4
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
34.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
31.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
65.4
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.61
15.97
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
30
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
97.2
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
36.6
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA