Rube Fischer vs. Gus Krock — Career Comparison

Rube Fischer
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus Krock
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Fischer built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus Krock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gus Krock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.280 compared to 5.1 and 1.667 for Rube Fischer. By the career numbers, Gus Krock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Fischer and Gus Krock

Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.54
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.07
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.96
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.05
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.57
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.8
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
5.1
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.49
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1148
27
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1516
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
382.2
9
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505.1
9
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
9.78
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
9.56
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.61
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
5.22
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.96
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.2
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.72
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.936
0.936
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.631
0.631
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
41.25
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2152
38.33
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.68
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
5.69
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
5.54
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1523
35.82
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
36.15
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.25
41.25
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Rube Fischer and Gus Krock

Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.07
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.69
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.15
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.83
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.12
85.12
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.717
1.717
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Fischer and Gus Krock

Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
531.15
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
60
166.67
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
600
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
114
560.66
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
575
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
94.44
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
16
78.69
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.67
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.78
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.51
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.78
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
38.26
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.93
22.04
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
162.3
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
102.78
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
132.79
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
119.44
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
52.78
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.33
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
108.2
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
108.33
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.97
34.27
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
6.22
17.27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.22
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
127.87
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
47
130.56
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
4.6
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.56
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.56
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100