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Bob Rush
Robert Ransom Rush
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: December 21, 1925 in Battle Creek, MI
High School: Riley (South Bend, IN)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1948
Final Game: August 7, 1960
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1948 22 CHC NL 5 11 .313 3.92 36 16 9 4 0 0 133.1 153 70 58 8 37 72 1 0 3 579 100 1.425 10.3 0.5 2.5 4.9 1.95
1949 23 CHC NL 10 18 .357 4.07 35 27 6 9 1 4 201.0 197 104 91 10 79 80 0 0 6 861 99 1.373 8.8 0.4 3.5 3.6 1.01
1950 24 CHC NL 13 20 .394 3.71 39 34 2 19 1 1 254.2 261 124 105 11 93 93 6 0 2 1094 113 1.390 9.2 0.4 3.3 3.3 1.00 AS
1951 25 CHC NL 11 12 .478 3.83 37 29 6 12 2 2 211.1 212 108 90 16 68 129 3 0 7 918 106 1.325 9.0 0.7 2.9 5.5 1.90
1952 26 CHC NL 17 13 .567 2.70 34 32 1 17 4 0 250.1 205 99 75 14 81 157 6 0 7 1044 143 1.142 7.4 0.5 2.9 5.6 1.94 AS
1953 27 CHC NL 9 14 .391 4.54 29 28 0 8 1 0 166.2 177 97 84 17 66 84 5 1 1 732 97 1.458 9.6 0.9 3.6 4.5 1.27
1954 28 CHC NL 13 15 .464 3.77 33 32 0 11 0 0 236.1 213 102 99 12 103 124 5 0 8 1007 111 1.337 8.1 0.5 3.9 4.7 1.20
1955 29 CHC NL 13 11 .542 3.50 33 33 0 14 3 0 234.0 204 95 91 19 73 4 130 2 0 4 959 118 1.184 7.8 0.7 2.8 5.0 1.78
1956 30 CHC NL 13 10 .565 3.19 32 32 0 13 1 0 239.2 210 101 85 30 59 8 104 2 0 6 977 119 1.122 7.9 1.1 2.2 3.9 1.76
1957 31 CHC NL 6 16 .273 4.38 31 29 0 5 0 0 205.1 211 111 100 16 66 6 103 2 0 4 887 88 1.349 9.2 0.7 2.9 4.5 1.56
1958 32 MLN NL 10 6 .625 3.42 28 20 1 5 2 0 147.1 142 59 56 13 31 7 84 1 0 0 600 103 1.174 8.7 0.8 1.9 5.1 2.71
1959 33 MLN NL 5 6 .455 2.40 31 9 6 1 1 0 101.1 102 39 27 5 23 2 64 1 0 2 427 148 1.234 9.1 0.4 2.0 5.7 2.78
1960 34 TOT MLB 2 0 1.000 4.91 19 0 13 0 0 1 29.1 40 19 16 6 10 4 20 0 0 0 134 73 1.705 12.3 1.8 3.1 6.1 2.00
1960 34 MLN NL 2 0 1.000 4.20 10 0 7 0 0 1 15.0 24 9 7 2 5 2 8 0 0 0 73 82 1.933 14.4 1.2 3.0 4.8 1.60
1960 34 CHW AL 0 0 5.65 9 0 6 0 0 0 14.1 16 10 9 4 5 2 12 0 0 0 61 67 1.465 10.0 2.5 3.1 7.5 2.40
13 Seasons 127 152 .455 3.65 417 321 44 118 16 8 2410.2 2327 1128 977 177 789 31 1244 34 1 50 10219 109 1.293 8.7 0.7 2.9 4.6 1.58
162 Game Avg. 12 14 .455 3.65 38 30 4 11 1 1 222 214 104 90 16 73 115 3 0 5 942 109 1.293 8.7 0.7 2.9 4.6 1.58
CHC (10 yrs) 110 140 .440 3.71 339 292 24 112 13 7 2132.2 2043 1011 878 153 725 18 1076 32 1 48 9058 109 1.298 8.6 0.6 3.1 4.5 1.48
MLN (3 yrs) 17 12 .586 3.07 69 29 14 6 3 1 263.2 268 107 90 20 59 11 156 2 0 2 1100 115 1.240 9.1 0.7 2.0 5.3 2.64
CHW (1 yr) 0 0 5.65 9 0 6 0 0 0 14.1 16 10 9 4 5 2 12 0 0 0 61 67 1.465 10.0 2.5 3.1 7.5 2.40
NL (13 yrs) 127 152 .455 3.64 408 321 38 118 16 8 2396.1 2311 1118 968 173 784 29 1232 34 1 50 10158 110 1.292 8.7 0.6 2.9 4.6 1.57
AL (1 yr) 0 0 5.65 9 0 6 0 0 0 14.1 16 10 9 4 5 2 12 0 0 0 61 67 1.465 10.0 2.5 3.1 7.5 2.40

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1958 32 MLN NL WS L NYY 0 1 .000 3.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 2 2 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 25 1.333 4.5 0.0 7.5 3.0 0.40
1 WS 0 1 .000 3.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 2 2 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 25 1.333 4.5 0.0 7.5 3.0 0.40

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1948 22 CHC NL 38 41 39 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 .128 .128 .154 .282 -23 6 0 0 2 1
1949 23 CHC NL 35 69 63 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 19 .032 .047 .032 .079 -78 2 1 0 5 1
1950 24 CHC NL 40 94 90 6 15 2 0 1 5 1 3 36 .167 .194 .222 .416 9 20 0 0 1 1 AS
1951 25 CHC NL 37 73 68 5 13 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 20 .191 .203 .221 .423 13 15 3 0 4 1
1952 26 CHC NL 34 99 96 5 28 5 1 0 15 0 0 1 35 .292 .299 .365 .664 82 35 1 0 2 1 AS
1953 27 CHC NL 29 60 54 2 6 0 1 0 5 0 0 3 23 .111 .158 .148 .306 -20 8 0 0 3 1
1954 28 CHC NL 33 87 83 6 23 4 1 2 9 0 0 3 23 .277 .302 .422 .724 86 35 3 0 1 0 1
1955 29 CHC NL 33 91 82 6 9 2 0 1 5 0 0 6 40 .110 .170 .171 .341 -9 14 0 0 3 0 0 1
1956 30 CHC NL 32 92 82 6 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 37 .098 .159 .110 .269 -25 9 1 0 4 0 0 1
1957 31 CHC NL 31 75 69 3 14 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 26 .203 .236 .246 .482 31 17 1 0 3 0 0 1
1958 32 MLN NL 28 52 45 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 14 .200 .245 .222 .467 30 10 1 0 3 1 0 1
1959 33 MLN NL 31 33 32 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .188 .188 .188 .375 4 6 1 0 1 0 0 1
1960 34 TOT MLB 19 5 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .600 .500 1.100 213 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1960 34 MLN NL 10 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 142 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1960 34 CHW AL 9 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 445 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
13 Seasons 420 871 807 50 140 21 3 4 49 1 0 31 298 .173 .204 .222 .426 14 179 12 0 32 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 336 311 19 54 8 1 2 19 0 12 115 .173 .204 .222 .426 14 69 5 0 12
CHC (10 yrs) 342 781 726 44 123 20 3 4 48 1 0 27 268 .169 .199 .222 .421 13 161 10 0 28 0 0
MLN (3 yrs) 69 89 80 5 16 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 30 .200 .235 .213 .448 25 17 2 0 4 1 0
CHW (1 yr) 9 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 445 1 0 0 0 0 0
NL (13 yrs) 411 870 806 49 139 21 3 4 49 1 0 31 298 .172 .203 .221 .424 14 178 12 0 32 1 0
AL (1 yr) 9 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 445 1 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1958 32 MLN NL WS NYY L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1948 CHC NL 22 P 36 37 3 31 3 0 .919 0.94 .965 0.91
1949 CHC NL 23 P 35 56 17 37 2 1 .964 1.54 .952 0.91
1950 CHC NL 24 P 39 76 24 51 1 4 .987 1.92 .961 0.97 AS
1951 CHC NL 25 P 37 62 18 39 5 2 .919 1.54 .963 0.96
1952 CHC NL 26 P 34 71 13 54 4 4 .944 1.97 .954 0.98 AS
1953 CHC NL 27 P 29 41 13 28 0 3 1.000 1.41 .954 0.87
1954 CHC NL 28 P 33 32 236.1 72 15 54 3 4 .958 2.63 2.09 .960 2.07 0.87
1955 CHC NL 29 P 33 33 234.0 60 16 43 1 1 .983 2.27 1.79 .948 2.04 0.83
1956 CHC NL 30 P 32 32 239.2 50 14 34 2 2 .960 1.80 1.50 .966 2.05 0.83
1957 CHC NL 31 P 31 29 205.1 43 15 25 3 1 .930 1.75 1.29 .963 2.06 0.82
1958 MLN NL 32 P 28 20 147.1 27 12 14 1 1 .963 1.59 0.93 .956 1.97 0.77
1959 MLN NL 33 P 31 9 101.1 25 9 13 3 0 .880 1.95 0.71 .956 1.99 0.82
1960 TOT MLB 34 P 19 0 29.1 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 2.15 0.37 .971 2.02 0.83
1960 MLN NL 34 P 10 0 15.0 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 1.80 0.30 .967 2.10 0.87
1960 CHW AL 34 P 9 0 14.1 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 2.51 0.44 .975 1.95 0.78
13 Seasons P 417 155 1193.1 627 171 428 28 24 .955 4.52 1.44 .958 2.04 0.88
13 Seasons TOT 417 155 1193.1 627 171 428 28 24 .955 4.52 1.44 .913 2.04 0.88

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1950
1952 *

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1952 NL  2.696 (5th)
1955 NL  3.500 (9th)
1956 NL  3.192 (7th)

Wins s c a p y
1952 NL  17 (3rd)
1955 NL  13 (9th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1958 NL  .625 (3rd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1952 NL  1.143 (3rd)
1955 NL  1.184 (5th)
1956 NL  1.122 (5th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1952 NL  7.370 (4th)
1954 NL  8.111 (7th)
1955 NL  7.846 (3rd)
1956 NL  7.886 (7th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1951 NL  2.896 (10th)
1956 NL  2.216 (7th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1951 NL  5.494 (2nd)
1952 NL  5.645 (7th)
1954 NL  4.722 (8th)
1955 NL  5.000 (8th)

Saves s c a p y
1949 NL  4 (9th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1950 NL  254.7 (8th)
1952 NL  250.3 (4th)
1954 NL  236.3 (8th)
1955 NL  234.0 (6th)
1956 NL  239.7 (8th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1951 NL  129 (5th)
1952 NL  157 (2nd)
1954 NL  124 (7th)
1955 NL  130 (6th)

Games Started s c a p y
1950 NL  34 (8th)
1952 NL  32 (8th)
1954 NL  32 (7th)
1955 NL  33 (4th)
1956 NL  32 (10th)
Career  321 (245th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1950 NL  19 (7th)
1952 NL  17 (5th)
1955 NL  14 (4th)
1956 NL  13 (8th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1952 NL  4 (7th)
1955 NL  3 (4th)
1958 NL  2 (6th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1956 NL  30 (3rd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1950 NL  93 (6th)
1952 NL  81 (10th)
1954 NL  103 (2nd)
1955 NL  73 (7th)
Career  789 (249th)

Hits s c a p y
1950 NL  261 (6th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1951 NL  1.897 (4th)
1952 NL  1.938 (7th)
1955 NL  1.781 (8th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 NL  .448 (4th)
1950 NL  .389 (1st)
1951 NL  .681 (10th)
1952 NL  .503 (5th)
1954 NL  .457 (1st)
1955 NL  .731 (2nd)
1957 NL  .701 (7th)

Losses s c a p y
1949 NL  18 (2nd)
1950 NL  20 (1st)
1952 NL  13 (10th)
1953 NL  14 (9th)
1954 NL  15 (3rd)
1957 NL  16 (4th)
Career  152 (149th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1950 NL  105 (9th)
1954 NL  99 (5th)
1957 NL  100 (5th)
Career  977 (246th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1949 NL  6 (3rd)
1951 NL  7 (5th)
1952 NL  7 (2nd)
1954 NL  8 (1st)
1956 NL  6 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1950 NL  6 (6th)
1952 NL  6 (4th)
1953 NL  5 (8th)
1954 NL  5 (8th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1950 NL  1094 (8th)
1952 NL  1044 (4th)
1954 NL  1007 (7th)
1955 NL  959 (7th)
1956 NL  977 (8th)
Career  10219 (218th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1952 NL  143 (3rd)
1955 NL  118 (7th)
1956 NL  119 (6th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 85 (273), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 11 (883), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 12 (662), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

Before 1947 Season: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

December 5, 1957: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Eddie Haas and Don Kaiser to the Milwaukee Braves for Taylor Phillips and Sammy Taylor.

June 11, 1960: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Milwaukee Braves.

August 19, 1960: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

September 14, 1960: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

November 11, 1960: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

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