Kevin Gausman vs. Emil Kush — Career Comparison

Kevin Gausman
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Emil Kush
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Gausman built a career as a starting pitcher and Emil Kush as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Emil Kush posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.392 compared to 3.81 and 1.246 for Kevin Gausman. By the career numbers, Emil Kush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Gausman and Emil Kush

Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.52
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.53
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.53
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.78
49.78
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.2
89.2
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
810
3.81
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.48
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5733
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1039
27
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1911
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
346.1
9
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1835
8.64
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.42
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.1
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
2.52
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.11
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1954
9.2
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.9
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.3
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7986
37.61
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
38.49
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.03
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
4.08
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.79
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.12
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.21
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.59
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7342
34.58
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1313
34.12
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Kevin Gausman and Emil Kush

Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.7
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.52
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5733
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.44
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.79
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.28
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.23
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.74
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.2
89.2
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Gausman and Emil Kush

Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
1770.73
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
150
1058.82
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
536.59
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
578.82
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
58.54
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
58.54
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
8.76
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.34
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
58.54
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
92.68
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
148.24
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.15
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.51
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
53.66
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.39
-6.8
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
40.59
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.15
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
66
321.95
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.08
7.08
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA