Joey Jay vs. Emil Kush — Career Comparison

Joey Jay
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Emil Kush
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joey Jay 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 3.77 and 1.359 for Joey Jay. By the career numbers, Emil Kush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joey Jay and Emil Kush

Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.8
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.18
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.58
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.55
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.53
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.11
52.11
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.37
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
3.77
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.48
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4639
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1039
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.1
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
346.1
9
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1460
8.5
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.42
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.89
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
3.53
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.11
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.2
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
5.81
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.31
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6583
38.31
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
38.49
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.03
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
4.16
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.79
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5940
34.57
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1313
34.12
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Joey Jay and Emil Kush

Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.82
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.18
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4608
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1536
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.62
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.29
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.99
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.91
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.16
65.16
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Jay and Emil Kush

Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
344.44
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
1058.82
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
536.67
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
578.82
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
61.11
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
51.11
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.78
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
10
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.33
12.59
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.34
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
75.56
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
93.33
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
148.24
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
18.89
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
21.11
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
37.78
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.4
-3.78
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
40.59
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
31.11
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
206
228.89
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
2.62
2.62
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.08
7.08
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA