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Bob
Rush		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 210
 
Born: December 21, 1925 in Usa, MI, BATTLE CREEK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Arm 1951    1952   
Bronze Rookie 1948   
All-Star Selections 1948    1950    1951    1954   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 22 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9
1949 23 MIN AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 5 7 8 8 8 9 9
1950 24 MIN AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 6 8 9 9 9 10 9
1951 25 MIN AL $ 4,007,143 8 5 6 6 9 10 10 10 10 10
1952 26 MIN AL $ 6,228,571 8 6 7 6 10 10 10 9 10 9
1953 27 MIN AL $ 6,228,571 8 6 7 6 10 10 10 8 9 9
1954 28 MIN AL $ 6,864,286 8 6 7 6 10 10 10 9 10 9
1955 29 MIN AL $ 8,860,000 8 6 7 6 10 10 10 8 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 5 6 5 7 7 7 8 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,860,000 9 6 7 6 10 10 10 10 10 10
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 22 MIN AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 23 MIN AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 24 MIN AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 25 MIN AL $ 4,007,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1952 26 MIN AL $ 6,228,571   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 27 MIN AL $ 6,228,571   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1954 28 MIN AL $ 6,864,286   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 29 MIN AL $ 8,860,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,860,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1948 22 MIN AL 23 14 .622 44 44 18 4 0 355.7 317 133 16 136 142 3.37 .241 .310 .349 .659 32.1
1949 23 MIN AL 11 12 .478 31 30 6 0 0 220.3 217 105 10 109 92 4.29 .255 .339 .381 .720 14.7
1950 24 MIN AL 20 15 .571 43 43 14 0 0 335.3 331 145 11 105 135 3.89 .258 .311 .352 .663 24.5
1951 25 MIN AL 23 14 .622 44 44 21 6 0 362.0 293 104 8 79 155 2.59 .218 .262 .310 .572 42.0
1952 26 MIN AL 23 16 .590 44 44 15 4 0 343.7 352 124 11 56 169 3.25 .264 .295 .346 .641 31.0
1953 27 MIN AL 17 11 .607 36 36 14 2 0 293.3 251 82 8 60 153 2.52 .229 .269 .313 .582 26.6
1954 28 MIN AL 23 16 .590 44 44 22 1 0 365.0 335 131 16 64 160 3.23 .242 .275 .342 .617 27.7
1955 29 MIN AL 4 2 .667 6 6 0 0 0 40.7 43 17 4 7 16 3.76 .276 .303 .423 .726 2.5
8 Years Sim 144 100 .590 292 291 110 17 0 2316.0 2139 841 84 616 1022 3.27 .244 .293 .342 .635 201.1
Season Average 18 12 .600 36 36 13 2 0 289.5 267 105 10 77 127 3.27 .244 .293 .342 .635  
Career Highs 23 16 .667 44 44 22 6 0 365.0 352 145 16 136 169 4.29 .276 .339 .423 .726  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1001 371 29 217 554   .239 .277 .324 .601
vs LH   1138 470 55 399 468   .249 .309 .358 .667
Home 67 52 .563 145 144 47 7 0 1167.0 1069 445 42 324 550 3.43 .243 .295 .351 .646
Away 77 48 .616 147 147 63 10 0 1149.0 1070 396 42 292 472 3.10 .245 .292 .333 .625
Mar/Apr 31 20 .608 60 60 22 4 0 476.3 414 168 19 148 194 3.17 .234 .293 .338 .631
May 19 16 .543 43 43 15 1 0 329.3 322 142 17 99 139 3.88 .256 .310 .355 .666
June 26 17 .605 50 50 25 3 0 397.0 382 147 14 94 175 3.33 .250 .293 .349 .643
July 20 17 .541 44 43 17 3 0 351.0 324 121 9 88 161 3.10 .245 .292 .343 .635
August 26 19 .578 54 54 17 2 0 439.7 379 152 13 106 194 3.11 .232 .278 .318 .597
Sep/Oct 22 11 .667 41 41 16 4 0 322.6 318 111 12 81 159 3.10 .254 .300 .354 .654
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1948 22 MIN AL 44 123 7 16 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 56 .130 .151 .130 .281 -0.5 0.0
1949 23 MIN AL 31 75 4 13 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 23 .173 .192 .200 .392 2.7 0.0
1950 24 MIN AL 43 122 9 18 2 0 0 9 0 0 3 42 .148 .168 .164 .332 0.3 0.0
1951 25 MIN AL 44 123 9 26 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 35 .211 .211 .220 .431 4.6 0.0
1952 26 MIN AL 44 119 5 10 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 49 .084 .099 .126 .225 -2.9 0.0
1953 27 MIN AL 36 106 8 17 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 42 .160 .176 .160 .336 0.5 0.0
1954 28 MIN AL 44 126 5 15 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 45 .119 .126 .143 .269 -1.1 0.0
1955 29 MIN AL 6 16 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 .188 .188 .188 .375 0.4 0.0
8 Years Sim 292 810 48 118 13 0 0 37 0 1 13 296 .146 .159 .162 .321 3.8 0.0
162 Game Average 449 26 65 7 0 0 20 0 0 7 164 .146 .159 .162 .321 2.1  
Career Highs 44 126 9 26 5 0 0 9 0 1 3 56 .211 .211 .220 .431 4.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   479 33 79 7 0 0 27 0 1 10 159 .165 .182 .180 .362 5.7
vs LH   331 15 39 6 0 0 10 0 0 3 137 .118 .125 .136 .261 -6.2
Home 145 384 22 55 5 0 0 17 0 1 10 149 .143 .165 .156 .321 0.1
Away 147 426 26 63 8 0 0 20 0 0 3 147 .148 .153 .167 .320 -0.6
RISP   209 0 23 1 0 0 37 0 0 5 72 .110 .130 .115 .245 -4.4
Close/Late   70 4 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 21 .129 .141 .129 .269 -1.0
Mar/Apr 60 164 8 30 5 0 0 14 0 0 1 56 .183 .188 .213 .401 3.6
May 43 119 4 16 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 40 .134 .134 .143 .277 -1.7
June 50 138 12 20 2 0 0 8 0 0 6 56 .145 .181 .159 .340 1.2
July 44 122 7 20 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 43 .164 .177 .180 .358 1.3
August 54 154 13 23 0 0 0 6 0 1 3 58 .149 .166 .149 .315 -0.4
Sep/Oct 41 113 4 9 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 43 .080 .087 .106 .193 -4.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1948 22 MIN AL P 44 44 355.7 26 63 3 4 .967 2.25    
1949 23 MIN AL P 31 30 220.3 13 53 2 3 .971 2.70    
1950 24 MIN AL P 43 43 335.3 19 71 4 3 .957 2.42    
1951 25 MIN AL P 44 44 362.0 28 66 6 5 .940 2.34    
1952 26 MIN AL P 44 44 343.7 17 64 1 0 .988 2.12    
1953 27 MIN AL P 36 36 293.3 24 62 3 4 .966 2.64    
1954 28 MIN AL P 44 44 365.0 33 77 7 8 .940 2.71    
1955 29 MIN AL P 6 6 40.7 3 8 1 1 .917 2.43    
Career Totals   292 291 2316.0 163 464 27 28 .959 2.44    
Career Highs   44 44 365.0 33 77 7 8 .988 2.71    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1948 22 MIN AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 12.7 14 9 1 7 6 6.40 .259 .344 .444 .789
1954 28 MIN AL 3 2 .600 5 5 2 0 0 42.3 34 6 0 11 22 1.28 .221 .273 .273 .545
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 3 .500 7 7 2 0 0 55.0 48 15 1 18 28 2.45 .231 .292 .317 .609
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1948 22 MIN AL 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800
1954 28 MIN AL 5 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .091 .091 .091 .182
Career Post-Season Batting 7 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .188 .188 .188 .375
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1948-3-3.37
1950-6-3.89
1951-1-2.59
1952-1-3.25
1953-2-2.52
1954-6-3.23
CAR-28-3.27
 Wins
1948-1-23
1950-6-20
1951-1-23
1952-1-23
1953-9-17
1954-4-23
 Losses
1952-7-16
1954-7-16
 Winning Pct
1948-8-.622
1951-9-.622
 Games Started
1948-1-44
1950-4-43
1951-1-44
1952-1-44
1954-1-44
 Complete Games
1948-3-18
1950-4-14
1951-1-21
1952-2-15
1953-4-14
1954-2-22
Shutouts
1948-2-4
1951-1-6
1952-1-4
1953-2-2
 Innings Pitched
1948-1-355.7
1950-2-335.3
1951-1-362.0
1952-2-343.7
1954-2-365.0
 Hits Allowed
1948-3-317
1950-3-331
1951-7-293
1952-2-352
1954-2-335
 Strikeouts
1948-7-142
1950-9-135
1951-6-155
1952-7-169
1953-10-153
1954-10-160
 Walks per 9IP
1948-9-3.4
1950-8-2.8
1951-3-2.0
1952-1-1.5
1953-5-1.8
1954-2-1.6
 Hits per 9IP
1948-4-8.0
1949-7-8.9
1951-1-7.3
1953-4-7.7
WHiP
1948-4-1.27
1950-6-1.30
1951-1-1.03
1952-1-1.19
1953-2-1.06
1954-3-1.09
CAR-37-1.19
 OAVG
1948-4-.241
1949-7-.255
1951-1-.218
1953-3-.229
 OOBP
1948-4-.310
1950-6-.311
1951-1-.262
1952-1-.295
1953-2-.269
1954-3-.275
CAR-36-.293
 OSLG
1948-4-.349
1949-7-.381
1950-5-.352
1951-1-.310
1952-3-.346
1953-2-.313
1954-4-.342
CAR-37-.342
 OOPS
1948-3-.659
1949-9-.720
1950-3-.663
1951-1-.572
1952-2-.641
1953-2-.582
1954-4-.617
CAR-27-.635
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 38    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 134    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 35    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Bob Moose (931)
  2. Joe Bonikowski (925)
  3. Bill Campbell (924)
  4. Pedro Borbon (918)
  5. Nino Espinosa (912)
  6. Tom Hausman (910)
  7. Tex Clevenger (904)
  8. Rollie Sheldon (902)
  9. Andy Rincon (902)
  10. Rick Mahler (902)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Juan Marichal (995)
  2. Jumbo Elliott (993)
  3. Roy Mahaffey (991)
  4. Frank Barrett (990)
  5. Red Swanson (987)
  6. Allie Reynolds (987)
  7. Jim Kaat (985)
  8. Vic Keen (984)
  9. Dan Dugan (984)
  10. Tex Clevenger (984)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1948
Earned first career win on 4/3/1948
Had first career hit on 4/7/1948, off Russ Christopher (NYA)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1948, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1948, going 5-1, 2.56
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game
Won Bronze Rookie in 1948, going 23-14, 3.37 ERA
Injured on 4/26/1949 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 6/29/1949 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,007,143 through salary arbitration
Pitched NO-HITTER against Detroit on 4/14/1951, striking out 5
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1951, going 6-0, 2.51
Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game
Won Platinum Arm in 1951, going 23-14, 2.59 ERA
2/1/1952: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,228,571 through salary arbitration
Won Platinum Arm in 1952, going 23-16, 3.25 ERA
2/1/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,228,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/27/1953 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,864,286 through salary arbitration
6/1/1954: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $8,860,000 per year, for 7 years
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Injured on 4/22/1955 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for entire career
 
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