Bob Rush Stats

Bob Rush was born on Monday, December 21, 1925, in Battle Creek, Michigan. Rush was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1948, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bob Rush baseball stats page.

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Bob Rush

Bob Rush Autograph on a 1961 Lake to Lake

Bob Rush Autograph on a 1961 Lake to Lake
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Robert Ransom Rush
Nickname:   Big Bob
Born On:   12-21-1925
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Battle Creek, Michigan
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Indiana University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04
Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   04-22-1948 (Age 22)
Last Game:   08-07-1960
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bob Rush

Bob Rush Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1948 Cubs 36 16 9 5 11 .313 3.92 4 0 0 133.1 579 153 58 70 8 37 - 72 3 1 0 -
1949 Cubs 35 27 6 10 18 .357 4.07 9 1 4 201.0 861 197 91 104 10 79 - 80 6 0 0 -
1950 Cubs 39 34 2 13 20 .394 3.71 19 1 1 254.2 1,094 261 105 124 11 93 - 93 2 6 0 -
1951 Cubs 37 29 6 11 12 .478 3.83 12 2 2 211.1 918 212 90 108 16 68 - 129 7 3 0 -
1952 Cubs 34 32 1 17 13 .567 2.70 17 4 0 250.1 1,044 205 75 99 14 81 - 157 7 6 0 -
1953 Cubs 29 28 0 9 14 .391 4.54 8 1 0 166.2 732 177 84 97 17 66 - 84 1 5 1 -
1954 Cubs 33 32 0 13 15 .464 3.77 11 0 0 236.1 1,007 213 99 102 12 103 0 124 8 5 0 -
1955 Cubs 33 33 0 13 11 .542 3.50 14 3 0 234.0 959 204 91 95 19 73 4 130 4 2 0 -
1956 Cubs 32 32 0 13 10 .565 3.19 13 1 0 239.2 977 210 85 101 30 59 8 104 6 2 0 -
1957 Cubs 31 29 0 6 16 .273 4.38 5 0 0 205.1 887 211 100 111 16 66 6 103 4 2 0 -
1958 Braves 28 20 1 10 6 .625 3.42 5 2 0 147.1 600 142 56 59 13 31 7 84 0 1 0 -
1959 Braves 31 9 6 5 6 .455 2.40 1 1 0 101.1 427 102 27 39 5 23 2 64 2 1 0 -
1960 Braves 10 0 7 2 0 1.000 4.20 0 0 1 15.0 73 24 7 9 2 5 2 8 0 0 0 -
1960 White Sox 9 0 6 0 0 .000 5.65 0 0 0 14.1 61 16 9 10 4 5 2 12 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
13 Years 417 321 44 127 152 .455 3.65 118 16 8 2,410.2 10,219 2,327 977 1,128 177 789 31 1,244 50 34 1 -
Bob Rush

Bob Rush Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1948 Cubs 38 39 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 9 2 - 0 0 .128 .128 .154
1949 Cubs 35 63 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 19 5 - 0 1 .032 .047 .032
1950 Cubs 40 90 6 15 2 0 1 0 5 3 - 36 1 - 0 0 .167 .194 .222
1951 Cubs 37 68 5 13 2 0 0 0 2 1 - 20 4 - 0 3 .191 .203 .221
1952 Cubs 34 96 5 28 5 1 0 0 15 1 - 35 2 - 0 1 .292 .299 .365
1953 Cubs 29 54 2 6 0 1 0 0 5 3 - 23 3 - 0 0 .111 .158 .148
1954 Cubs 33 83 6 23 4 1 2 0 9 3 - 23 1 0 0 3 .277 .302 .422
1955 Cubs 33 82 6 9 2 0 1 0 5 6 0 40 3 0 0 0 .110 .170 .171
1956 Cubs 32 82 6 8 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 37 4 0 0 1 .098 .159 .110
1957 Cubs 31 69 3 14 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 26 3 0 0 1 .203 .236 .246
1958 Braves 28 45 2 9 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 14 3 1 0 1 .200 .245 .222
1959 Braves 31 32 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1 0 0 1 .188 .188 .188
1960 Braves 10 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333
1960 White Sox 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 420 807 50 140 21 3 4 0 49 31 0 298 32 1 0 12 .173 .204 .222
Bob Rush

Bob Rush Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1948 Cubs P 36 16 400 37 1.0 34 3 31 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .919 2.30 -
1949 Cubs P 35 27 603 56 1.6 54 17 37 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.42 -
1950 Cubs P 39 34 764 76 1.9 75 24 51 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .987 2.65 -
1951 Cubs P 37 29 634 62 1.7 57 18 39 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .919 2.43 -
1952 Cubs P 34 32 751 71 2.1 67 13 54 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.41 -
1953 Cubs P 29 28 500 41 1.4 41 13 28 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.21 -
1954 Cubs P 33 32 709 72 2.2 69 15 54 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.63 -
1955 Cubs P 33 33 702 60 1.8 59 16 43 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.27 -
1956 Cubs P 32 32 719 50 1.6 48 14 34 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .960 1.80 -
1957 Cubs P 31 29 616 43 1.4 40 15 25 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .930 1.75 -
1958 Braves P 28 20 442 27 1.0 26 12 14 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .963 1.59 -
1959 Braves P 31 9 304 25 0.8 22 9 13 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .880 1.95 -
1960 Braves P 10 0 45 3 0.3 3 2 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80 -
1960 White Sox P 9 0 43 4 0.4 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.51 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 417 321 7,232 627 1.5 599 171 428 28 24 n/a n/a n/a .955 2.24 --
13 Years 417 321 7,232 627 1.5 599 171 428 28 24 n/a n/a n/a .955 2.24 --
Bob Rush

Bob Rush Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1948 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 4.3 0.0 1.95 4.86 2.50
1949 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.3 31.5 1.01 3.58 3.54
1950 Cubs 1 - - - - n/a 90.0 2.5 18.0 1.00 3.29 3.29
1951 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.4 34.0 1.90 5.49 2.90
1952 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.7 6.4 1.94 5.64 2.91
1953 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.3 10.8 1.27 4.54 3.56
1954 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 41.5 3.6 9.2 1.20 4.72 3.92
1955 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 82.0 2.1 16.4 1.78 5.00 2.81
1956 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.2 41.0 1.76 3.91 2.22
1957 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.7 23.0 1.56 4.51 2.89
1958 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.2 45.0 2.71 5.13 1.89
1959 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.1 0.0 2.78 5.68 2.04
1960 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.60 4.80 3.00
1960 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.40 7.54 3.14
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 201.8 2.7 16.5 1.58 4.64 2.95
Bob Rush

Bob Rush Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1948 Chicago Cubs 30 Undetermined - -
1949 Chicago Cubs 17, 30 Undetermined - -
1950 Chicago Cubs 17 Undetermined Stats -
1951 Chicago Cubs 17 Undetermined - -
1952 Chicago Cubs 17 Undetermined Stats -
1953 Chicago Cubs 17 Undetermined - -
1954 Chicago Cubs 17 Undetermined - -
1955 Chicago Cubs 17 Undetermined - -
1956 Chicago Cubs 17 Undetermined - -
1957 Chicago Cubs 17 Undetermined - -
1958 Milwaukee Braves 17 Undetermined - Stats
1959 Milwaukee Braves 17 Undetermined - -
1960 Milwaukee Braves 17 Undetermined - -
1960 Chicago White Sox 29 Undetermined - -


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