Fred Hobgood vs. Emil Kush — Career Comparison

Fred Hobgood
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Emil Kush
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Hobgood 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 5.35 and 1.605 for Fred Hobgood. By the career numbers, Emil Kush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Hobgood and Emil Kush

Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.75
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.14
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.86
64.86
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
5.35
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.48
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
27
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346.1
9
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
10.42
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.42
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.98
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.11
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.31
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.9
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
42.49
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
38.49
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.03
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
6.82
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.79
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
37.61
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1313
34.12
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Fred Hobgood and Emil Kush

Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.8
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.14
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.71
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.23
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.99
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.36
89.36
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Hobgood and Emil Kush

Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
42
296.47
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
1058.82
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
70
494.12
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
578.82
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
17
120
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
105.88
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.89
55.69
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
5.43
38.34
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
20
141.18
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
197.65
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
21
148.24
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
91.76
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
67.06
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
5.75
40.59
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
85
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
7.08
7.08
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA