Bob Rush vs. Si Simmons — Career Comparison

Bob Rush
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Si Simmons
Lost GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentRelief Pitcher

Bob Rush built a career as a starting pitcher and Si Simmons 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 1.500 for Si Simmons. By the career numbers, Bob Rush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Rush and Si Simmons

Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
1.56
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.2
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.47
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.57
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.98
76.98
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.44
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
977
3.65
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7232
27
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2410.2
9
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.69
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.66
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
2.95
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.12
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1244
4.64
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.13
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10219
38.15
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
39.15
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.16
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1128
4.21
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9396
35.08
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
32.4
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.15
38.15
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Bob Rush and Si Simmons

Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.14
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.17
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3580
27
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1193.1
9
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.29
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
3.23
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
4.73
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
4.52
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.53
95.53
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.17
37.17
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.18
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Rush and Si Simmons

Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
289.32
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
871
600
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
555.91
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
96.44
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
77.15
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.47
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.07
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.76
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.29
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.26
24.98
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
123.31
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
117.8
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
34.44
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
33.75
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
65.44
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.1
18.67
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
21.35
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
298
205.28
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.04
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.27
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA