Tommy Moore vs. Bob Rush — Career Comparison

Tommy Moore
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Rush
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bob Rush built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Moore as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Rush posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.305 compared to 5.4 and 1.766 for Tommy Moore. By the career numbers, Bob Rush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Moore and Bob Rush

Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.28
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
1.56
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.2
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.47
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.57
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.98
76.98
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.44
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.4
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
977
3.65
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7232
27
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2410.2
9
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
10.19
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.69
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.19
10.19
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.66
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.99
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
2.95
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.71
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
4.08
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1244
4.64
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.71
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.13
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
41.67
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10219
38.15
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.16
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.32
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1128
4.21
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.92
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.687
1.687
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
35.56
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9396
35.08
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Tommy Moore and Bob Rush

Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.3
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
3.14
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.17
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3580
27
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1193.1
9
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.92
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.29
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.23
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
3.23
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.45
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
4.73
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.15
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
4.52
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.17
37.17
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.18
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Moore and Bob Rush

Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
5400
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
289.32
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
871
600
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
555.91
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
96.44
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
77.15
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.47
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.07
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.76
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.29
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36.26
24.98
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
123.31
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
117.8
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
34.44
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
33.75
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
65.44
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.1
18.67
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
21.35
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
298
205.28
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.04
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.27
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100