Johnny Kucab vs. Mike Mussina — Career Comparison

Johnny Kucab
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Mussina
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Mike Mussina built a career as a starting pitcher and Johnny Kucab as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Mussina posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 4.44 and 1.447 for Johnny Kucab. By the career numbers, Mike Mussina had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Kucab and Mike Mussina

Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.49
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.68
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.39
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.83
63.83
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.14
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.44
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1458
3.68
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
10.01
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3460
8.74
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.07
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
0.95
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.02
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.98
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.84
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2813
7.11
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.18
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.15
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
658
38.96
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14593
36.86
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.07
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.97
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1559
3.94
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.23
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.21
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
0.74
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
35.82
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13576
34.3
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.86
36.86

Fielding Stats for Johnny Kucab and Mike Mussina

Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
1.36
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10688
27
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3562.2
9
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.58
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.26
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
1.88
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
1.84
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.407
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.09
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Kucab and Mike Mussina

Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
62
930
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
5966.67
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
35
525
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
577.78
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
10.88
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
20.23
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
120
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.97
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
15.69
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
9
135
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
4.44
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA