Guy Bush vs. Slim McGrew — Career Comparison

Guy Bush
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Slim McGrew
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Guy Bush built a career as a starting pitcher and Slim McGrew 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 6.6 and 1.900 for Slim McGrew. 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 Slim McGrew

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.79
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.02
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.58
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.45
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.83
56.83
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.5
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1166
3.86
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.6
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8166
27
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2722
9
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2950
9.75
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
12
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.5
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
2.84
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.1
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
850
2.81
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
0.628
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.17
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.14
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11750
38.85
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
43.5
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.48
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1369
4.53
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10850
35.87
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
38.4
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5

Fielding Stats for Guy Bush and Slim McGrew

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.38
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.441
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Bush and Slim McGrew

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
326.4
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
888
532.8
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
85.8
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
77.4
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.2
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.2
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
19.2
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
95.4
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
116.4
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
34.2
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
31.2
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
65.4
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.61
15.97
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.02
-61.28
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
30
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
97.2
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
36.6
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA