Jerry Koosman vs. Emil Kush — Career Comparison

Jerry Koosman
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Emil Kush
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jerry Koosman 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. Jerry Koosman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 3.48 and 1.392 for Emil Kush. By the career numbers, Jerry Koosman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Koosman and Emil Kush

Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
1.43
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.52
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.49
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.51
51.51
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.33
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.08
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
3.36
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
3.48
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11518
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1039
27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3839.1
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
346.1
9
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3635
8.52
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.42
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.68
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1198
2.81
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.11
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.28
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2556
5.99
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.21
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.17
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15996
37.5
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
38.49
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.1
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.03
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
3.77
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
3.79
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.41
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.23
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.54
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14456
33.89
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
34.12
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Jerry Koosman and Emil Kush

Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
1.43
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11519
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3839.2
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
1.36
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.73
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
1.64
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.32
94.32
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.08
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Koosman and Emil Kush

Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
349.05
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
1058.82
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1052
600
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
915
521.86
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
578.82
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
62.17
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
53.61
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
6.84
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
8.56
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.19
10.37
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.34
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
73.57
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
82.13
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
148.24
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
20.53
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
26.24
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
45.63
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.7
-5.53
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
40.59
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
18.82
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
418
238.4
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.08
7.08
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
57.03
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
10.84
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA