Ed Hobaugh vs. Emil Kush — Career Comparison

Ed Hobaugh
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Emil Kush
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Hobaugh 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 4.34 and 1.559 for Ed Hobaugh. By the career numbers, Emil Kush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Hobaugh and Emil Kush

Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.59
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.89
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.43
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.43
34.43
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
4.34
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.48
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
27
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
27
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
211.2
9
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346.1
9
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
9.69
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.42
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.04
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.11
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.89
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.9
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.992
0.992
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
40.14
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
38.49
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.03
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.97
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.79
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
35.97
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1313
34.12
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.14
40.14
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Ed Hobaugh and Emil Kush

Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.59
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.89
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211.2
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.4
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.87
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.79
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.689
0.689
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.74
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.43
34.43
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Hobaugh and Emil Kush

Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
1058.82
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
55
532.26
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
578.82
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
7
67.74
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
5
48.39
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.35
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
23.64
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.34
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
12
116.13
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
9
87.1
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
148.24
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.35
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.35
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
8.81
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
40.59
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.35
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
18
174.19
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
3.44
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.08
7.08
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hobaugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hobaugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA