Ian Kennedy vs. Emil Kush — Career Comparison

Ian Kennedy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Emil Kush
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ian Kennedy 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 4.16 and 1.303 for Ian Kennedy. By the career numbers, Emil Kush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ian Kennedy and Emil Kush

Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
2.35
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.37
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.49
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.54
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.71
47.71
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.35
58.35
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.31
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
4.16
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.48
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5713
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1039
27
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1904.1
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
346.1
9
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1806
8.54
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.42
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.32
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
3.06
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.11
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1775
8.39
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.9
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.38
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.4
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8100
38.28
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
38.49
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.59
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.03
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
4.48
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.79
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.33
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.26
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.5
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7244
34.24
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1313
34.12
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.28
38.28
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Ian Kennedy and Emil Kush

Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
2.35
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.37
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5713
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1904.1
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.44
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.73
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.22
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.17
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.75
95.75
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.499
0.499
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.74
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.35
58.35
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ian Kennedy and Emil Kush

Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
751.88
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
1058.82
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
600
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
482.71
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
578.82
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
63.16
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
43.61
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
16.54
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
19.55
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.99
21.04
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.34
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
87.22
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
114.29
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
148.24
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
31.58
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
27.07
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
57.14
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.38
14.11
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
40.59
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
49.62
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
154
231.58
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.08
7.08
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
63.16
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.01
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.51
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA