Jim Hunter vs. Emil Kush — Career Comparison

Jim Hunter
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Emil Kush
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Hunter 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 7.26 and 2.000 for Jim Hunter. By the career numbers, Emil Kush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Hunter and Emil Kush

Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.32
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.45
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.26
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.48
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.26
7.26
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
27
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346.1
9
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
13.06
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.42
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.06
13.06
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.94
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.11
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.9
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
44.13
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
38.49
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.03
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.55
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.79
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.32
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
37.45
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1313
34.12
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.13
44.13
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Jim Hunter and Emil Kush

Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.32
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.03
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Hunter and Emil Kush

Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
1058.82
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
600
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
578.82
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.34
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
148.24
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
40.59
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.08
7.08
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA