Bill Rotes vs. Bob Rush — Career Comparison

Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Rush
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bob Rush built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Rotes 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 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. By the career numbers, Bob Rush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Rotes and Bob Rush

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
1.56
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.13
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.47
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.57
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.98
76.98
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.44
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
977
3.65
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7232
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2410.2
9
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.69
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.66
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.92
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
2.95
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.12
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1244
4.64
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.13
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10219
38.15
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.16
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1128
4.21
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9396
35.08
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Bill Rotes and Bob Rush

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.14
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.17
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3580
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1193.1
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.29
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.54
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
3.23
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.01
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
4.73
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.72
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
4.52
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.17
37.17
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.18
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Rotes and Bob Rush

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
289.32
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
78
600
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
871
600
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
70
538.46
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
555.91
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
96.44
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
77.15
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.69
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.47
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.07
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.76
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
19.29
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
27.84
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36.26
24.98
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
107.69
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
123.31
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
130.77
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
117.8
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
34.44
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
33.75
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
100
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
65.44
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
20.53
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.1
18.67
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
21.35
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
200
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
298
205.28
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.04
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100