Guy Bush vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Guy Bush
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Guy Bush built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Rath Jr. as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Rath Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.69 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.86 and 1.399 for Guy Bush. By the career numbers, Fred Rath Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Bush and Fred Rath Jr.

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.79
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.02
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.58
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.45
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.83
56.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1166
3.86
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8166
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2722
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2950
9.75
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.5
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
2.84
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
850
2.81
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
0.628
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11750
38.85
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
38.81
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.48
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1369
4.53
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10850
35.87
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Guy Bush and Fred Rath Jr.

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.441
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Bush and Fred Rath Jr.

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
326.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
888
532.8
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
85.8
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
77.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
19.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
95.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
116.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
34.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
31.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
65.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.61
15.97
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
30
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
97.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
36.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA