Eric Hetzel vs. Emil Kush — Career Comparison

Eric Hetzel
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Emil Kush
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric Hetzel 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 6.12 and 1.758 for Eric Hetzel. By the career numbers, Emil Kush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Hetzel and Emil Kush

Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.21
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.12
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.48
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
27
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346.1
9
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
10.55
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.42
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.17
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.11
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
5.59
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.9
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
42.4
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
38.49
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.03
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
7.07
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.79
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.746
1.746
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
36.39
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1313
34.12
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.4
42.4
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Eric Hetzel and Emil Kush

Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.21
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.1
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.429
0.429
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.74
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Hetzel and Emil Kush

Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
1058.82
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
600
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
578.82
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.34
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
148.24
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
40.59
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.08
7.08
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA