Livan Hernandez vs. Emil Kush — Career Comparison

Gen XCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherSilver SluggerAll-Star
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Livan Hernandez 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 4.44 and 1.467 for Livan Hernandez. By the career numbers, Emil Kush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Livan Hernandez and Emil Kush

Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.46
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.34
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
0.5
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.5
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.14
50.14
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.33
91.33
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.14
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1572
4.44
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.48
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9567
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1039
27
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3189
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
346.1
9
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3525
9.95
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.42
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
1.02
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1066
3.01
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.11
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.24
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1976
5.58
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.9
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.12
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13816
38.99
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1481
38.49
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.03
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1686
4.76
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.79
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.49
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.33
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
0.84
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12380
34.94
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1313
34.12
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Livan Hernandez and Emil Kush

Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.46
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.34
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9567
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3189
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.6
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
1.7
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
2.33
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.29
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.19
98.19
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.565
1.565
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.33
91.33
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.18
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Livan Hernandez and Emil Kush

Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
289.49
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
1058.82
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1113
600
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
524.53
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
578.82
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
115.9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
88.95
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
20.49
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.08
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.39
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
26.95
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.11
32.4
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.34
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
154.72
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
123.45
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
148.24
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
34.5
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
45.82
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
74.93
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.9
32.83
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
40.59
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.16
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
5.39
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
70.08
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
8.56
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
7.08
7.08
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
66.31
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Livan Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.62
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
34
18.33
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Livan Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA