Emil Kush vs. Johnny Vander Meer — Career Comparison

Emil Kush
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Vander Meer
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Vander Meer 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. Johnny Vander Meer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 3.48 and 1.392 for Emil Kush. By the career numbers, Johnny Vander Meer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Emil Kush and Johnny Vander Meer

Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.48
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.22
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.51
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.52
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.58
49.58
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.37
82.37
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
3.48
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
3.44
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1039
27
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6314
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
346.1
9
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104.2
9
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
8.42
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
7.69
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.43
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.11
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
4.84
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.9
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
5.53
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1481
38.49
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9034
38.63
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.03
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.79
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
3.91
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
34.12
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7881
33.7
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Emil Kush and Johnny Vander Meer

Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.405
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Emil Kush and Johnny Vander Meer

Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
1058.82
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
291.6
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
600
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
578.82
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
522.9
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
79.39
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
67.94
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
9.16
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
11.45
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.34
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.53
18.73
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
93.89
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
148.24
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
110.69
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
44.27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
19.85
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
63.36
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
40.59
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.17
13.11
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.3
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
201
153.44
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.08
7.08
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
45.8
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.11
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100