Emil Kush vs. Jake Volz — Career Comparison

Emil Kush
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Volz
Pre-GenerationalTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Volz 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 6.1 and 1.643 for Jake Volz. 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 Jake Volz

Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.64
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.48
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.1
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
27
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346.1
9
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
8.42
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.98
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.11
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
6.81
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.9
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.82
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
38.49
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
40.62
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.03
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.79
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
6.81
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.644
1.644
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
34.12
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
33.1
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.62
40.62

Fielding Stats for Emil Kush and Jake Volz

Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.54
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
27
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.74
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Emil Kush and Jake Volz

Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
1058.82
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
660
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
578.82
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.34
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
148.24
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
40.59
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-20.5
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.08
7.08
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Emil Kush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Kush
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA