Bruce Howard vs. Bob Rush — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Rush
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Bob Rush comes out ahead of Bruce Howard in this starter comparison. Bob Rush led in home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 106), walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 98). Bruce Howard held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 93). The edge goes to Bob Rush.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Bob Rush

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
1.56
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
1.2
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.47
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.57
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.61
45.61
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.98
76.98
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.44
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
977
3.65
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7232
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2410.2
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.69
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.66
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
2.95
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.94
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1244
4.64
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.13
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10219
38.15
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.16
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1128
4.21
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9396
35.08
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Bob Rush

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3580
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1193.1
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.29
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.6
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
3.23
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
2.11
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
4.73
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
4.52
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.53
95.53
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.18
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Bob Rush

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
416.18
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
289.32
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
173
600
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
871
600
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
555.91
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
96.44
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
77.15
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
14.47
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.07
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.76
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
19.29
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.49
19.05
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.26
24.98
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
93.64
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
123.31
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
100.58
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
117.8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
34.44
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
33.75
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
65.44
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
5.54
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.1
18.67
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
21.35
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
298
205.28
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.09
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
22.04
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.69
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.69
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100