Nat Hudson vs. Glendon Rusch — Career Comparison

Nat Hudson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Glendon Rusch
Gen XWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glendon Rusch built a career as a starting pitcher and Nat Hudson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nat Hudson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 5.04 and 1.502 for Glendon Rusch. By the career numbers, Nat Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nat Hudson and Glendon Rusch

Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.11
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.08
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.01
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.34
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.62
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.6
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.86
64.86
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.7
90.7
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.33
64.33
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.93
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.08
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
827
5.04
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2083
27
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4432
27
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
694.1
9
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477.1
9
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
8.67
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1732
10.55
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.16
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.02
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
2.8
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
3.34
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
6.63
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.596
0.596
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.24
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2925
37.91
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6513
39.68
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.19
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.94
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
5.36
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.51
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.85
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2744
35.57
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5885
35.85
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Nat Hudson and Glendon Rusch

Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.2
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.08
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.34
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3054
27
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4432
27
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1018
9
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477.1
9
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.51
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.31
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.99
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.05
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.69
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.41
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.5
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.36
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.09
93.09
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.081
2.081
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.33
64.33
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nat Hudson and Glendon Rusch

Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
125
155.28
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
546.6
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
600
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
382
600
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
554.04
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
331
519.9
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
136.65
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
78.53
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
111.8
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
42
65.97
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.39
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.85
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.73
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.73
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.71
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
24.84
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.57
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.93
58.3
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
11.57
18.18
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
172.67
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
64
100.52
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
182.61
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
60
94.24
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
69.57
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
25.13
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
72.05
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
19
29.84
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
137.89
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
32
50.26
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.08
64.7
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
8.66
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.48
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.57
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
43.48
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
9
14.14
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
63.35
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
104
163.35
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.47
9.47
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
64.4
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.42
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.91
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.91
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA