Emil Kush vs. Bob Kuzava — Career Comparison

Emil Kush
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Kuzava
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Kuzava 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 4.05 and 1.469 for Bob Kuzava. By the career numbers, Emil Kush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Emil Kush and Bob Kuzava

Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
2.22
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.03
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.51
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.48
46.48
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.48
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
4.05
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1039
27
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2586
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
346.1
9
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
9
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.42
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
8.86
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.56
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.11
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
4.33
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.9
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
4.66
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.999
0.999
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1481
38.49
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3748
39.13
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.03
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.61
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.79
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
4.46
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1313
34.12
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3325
34.72
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Emil Kush and Bob Kuzava

Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
17.07
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.96
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112.1
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.64
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.97
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
12.34
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
11.62
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.16
94.16
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.74
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.681
0.681
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Emil Kush and Bob Kuzava

Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
1058.82
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
430.87
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
600
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
578.82
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
515.44
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
44.3
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
40.27
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.03
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.34
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
5.04
10.15
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
52.35
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
148.24
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
104.7
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
42.28
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
20.13
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
60.4
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
40.59
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.43
-4.89
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
58.39
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
96
193.29
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.08
7.08
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kuzava
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.16
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.07
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kuzava
Career
Per 600 PA