Ken Jones vs. Glendon Rusch — Career Comparison

Ken Jones
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Glendon Rusch
Gen XWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glendon Rusch built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Glendon Rusch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.04 and WHIP 1.502 compared to 5.4 and 1.569 for Ken Jones. By the career numbers, Glendon Rusch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Jones and Glendon Rusch

Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
2.08
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.34
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.41
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.6
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.33
64.33
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.4
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
5.04
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4432
27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477.1
9
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
12.05
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1732
10.55
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.05
12.05
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.55
10.55
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.16
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
2.8
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.66
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
6.63
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.415
0.415
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.24
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
41.12
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
39.68
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.36
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.51
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.85
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
39.05
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5885
35.85
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Ken Jones and Glendon Rusch

Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.08
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.34
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4432
27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1477.1
9
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.31
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.05
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.41
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.36
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.33
64.33
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Jones and Glendon Rusch

Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1080
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
348
546.6
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
600
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
519.9
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
78.53
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
65.97
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.85
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.71
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.57
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.57
18.18
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
100.52
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
94.24
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
25.13
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.84
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
50.26
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.51
8.66
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.14
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
163.35
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
64.4
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.42
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA