Ed Pierce vs. Amos Rusie — Career Comparison

Ed Pierce
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Amos Rusie
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Ed Pierce built a career as a starting pitcher and Amos Rusie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Amos Rusie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.349 compared to 3.38 and 2.438 for Ed Pierce. By the career numbers, Amos Rusie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Pierce and Amos Rusie

Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.1
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.02
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.59
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.41
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.57
58.57
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.22
92.22
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
0.94
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.07
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
3.07
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.87
11.87
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11336
27
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3778.2
9
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
15.19
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3389
8.07
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.19
15.19
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.18
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1707
4.07
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1950
4.64
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.36
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.27
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
43.88
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16313
38.85
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
4.93
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.438
2.438
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
35.44
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14494
34.52
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.471
0.471
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Ed Pierce and Amos Rusie

Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
1.11
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11754
27
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3918
9
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.46
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
2.01
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.29
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
2.77
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
2.47
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.45
89.45
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.221
2.221
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Pierce and Amos Rusie

Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
165.55
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1765
600
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1730
588.1
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
145.84
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
118.98
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
14.28
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.86
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.72
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
26.86
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146.39
49.76
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
187.99
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
157.05
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
71.05
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
59.83
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
128.16
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167.17
56.83
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.04
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
9.18
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
186
63.23
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.49
9.49
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.68
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.5
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.5
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100