Shovel Hodge vs. Emil Kush — Career Comparison

Shovel Hodge
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Emil Kush
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shovel Hodge 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 5.17 and 1.629 for Shovel Hodge. By the career numbers, Emil Kush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shovel Hodge and Emil Kush

Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
2.24
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.6
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.45
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.28
48.28
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.67
26.67
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.17
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.48
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
904
27
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
27
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
301.1
9
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346.1
9
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
10.75
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.42
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.91
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.11
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
39.99
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
38.49
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.19
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.03
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
6.12
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.79
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.629
1.629
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1201
35.87
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1313
34.12
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.99
39.99
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Shovel Hodge and Emil Kush

Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.69
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.48
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Shovel Hodge and Emil Kush

Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
75
365.85
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
1058.82
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
565.85
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
578.82
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
141.46
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
18
127.06
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
117.07
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.51
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.58
41.87
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
5.43
38.34
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
170.73
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
22
155.29
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
146.34
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
148.24
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
48.78
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
78.05
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.07
49.11
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
5.75
40.59
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
23
112.2
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
5.35
5.35
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.08
7.08
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA