Glendon Rusch vs. Jose Valverde — Career Comparison

Glendon Rusch
Gen XWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Valverde
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Glendon Rusch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Valverde as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Valverde led in run prevention (ERA+ 142 vs 83), home run suppression (HR9+ 147 vs 100), and strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 96). Glendon Rusch held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 109 vs 97). Role difference aside, Jose Valverde holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Glendon Rusch and Jose Valverde

Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
2.08
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
8.94
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.34
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.41
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.6
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.47
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.33
64.33
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
4.11
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
827
5.04
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.27
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4432
27
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1891
27
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477.1
9
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
630.1
9
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1732
10.55
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
7
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.16
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.96
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
2.8
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.77
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
6.63
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
9.88
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.517
1.517
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.34
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.24
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.37
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6513
39.68
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2646
37.78
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
7.42
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
5.36
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.64
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.51
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.85
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5885
35.85
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2328
33.24
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Glendon Rusch and Jose Valverde

Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
2.08
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
8.94
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.34
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4432
27
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1891
27
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477.1
9
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
630.1
9
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.31
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.49
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.05
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.41
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.96
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.36
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.84
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.06
88.06
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.33
64.33
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Glendon Rusch and Jose Valverde

Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
348
546.6
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
187800
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
600
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
519.9
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
78.53
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.97
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.85
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.71
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.57
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.57
18.18
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
100.52
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
94.24
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
25.13
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.84
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
50.26
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.51
8.66
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
199.5
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.14
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
163.35
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
64.4
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.42
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA