Emil Kush vs. Russ Van Atta — Career Comparison

Emil Kush
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Van Atta
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Van Atta 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 5.6 and 1.693 for Russ Van Atta. 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 Russ Van Atta

Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
2.62
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.96
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.52
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.71
36.71
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.48
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
5.6
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1039
27
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2137
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
346.1
9
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712.1
9
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.42
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
10.59
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.49
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.11
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
4.65
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.9
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.28
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.993
0.993
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1481
38.49
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3291
41.58
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.03
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.83
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.79
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
6.29
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.693
1.693
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1313
34.12
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2913
36.8
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58

Fielding Stats for Emil Kush and Russ Van Atta

Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.754
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Emil Kush and Russ Van Atta

Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
1058.82
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
552.21
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
578.82
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
546.9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
124.78
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.24
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
5.43
38.34
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.85
42.09
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
22
155.29
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
148.24
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
138.05
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.72
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.13
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
103.54
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
5.75
40.59
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.22
45.73
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
34
90.27
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.08
7.08
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
6.65
6.65
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.82
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100