Zack Greinke vs. Emil Kush — Career Comparison

Zack Greinke
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Emil Kush
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zack Greinke 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 3.49 and 1.178 for Zack Greinke. By the career numbers, Emil Kush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zack Greinke and Emil Kush

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.56
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.44
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.6
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.55
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.41
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.06
59.06
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.32
92.32
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1315
3.49
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.48
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1039
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
346.1
9
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3207
8.52
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.42
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
0.97
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
2.02
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.11
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2979
7.91
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.9
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.27
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.21
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13877
36.85
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
38.49
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.03
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
3.74
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
3.79
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.17
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.71
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12890
34.23
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1313
34.12
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Zack Greinke and Emil Kush

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.56
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.44
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10168
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3389.1
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
0.9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
1.29
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.02
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
2.21
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
2.19
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.32
92.32
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.16
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Greinke and Emil Kush

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
597
597
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
1058.82
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
521
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
578.82
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
117
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.24
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
39
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.24
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.93
47.93
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
5.43
38.34
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
175
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
22
155.29
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
145
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
148.24
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
49
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
74
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.43
48.43
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
5.75
40.59
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
114
114
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
5.26
5.26
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.08
7.08
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
47
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA