Bob Rush
1948–1960 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves, NLS
420G
.173AVG
.204OBP
.222SLG
More career statistics
140H
4HR
49RBI
1SB
127–152W–L
2,410.2IP
1,244K
3.65ERA
321GS
8SV
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 807 | 808 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Batting · Hits | 140 | 141 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 298 | 301 |
| Batting · RBI | 49 | 51 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 1 | 2 |
| Batting · Walks | 31 | 30 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 10,219 | 10,224 |
| Pitching · p er | 977 | 979 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,327 | 2,337 |
| Pitching · p hr | 177 | 176 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,244 | 1,250 |
| Pitching · p w | 789 | 788 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420 | 871 | 807 | 50 | 140 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 31 | 298 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 179 | .173 | .204 | .222 | .426 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,410.7 | 417 | 321 | 118 | 127 | 152 | 8 | 2,327 | 1,128 | 977 | 177 | 789 | 1,244 | 0 | 0 | 3.65 | 1.293 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1952-04-22 to 1952-05-22
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1951-09-07 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1954-09-21 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1958-06-29 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 203 | 404 | 63 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 130 | .169 | .188 | .223 |
| Away | 217 | 467 | 78 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 171 | .179 | .203 | .223 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 34 | 72 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 24 | .221 | .222 | .294 |
| May | 80 | 165 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57 | .184 | .206 | .204 |
| June | 80 | 175 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 48 | .163 | .171 | .181 |
| July | 74 | 139 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 47 | .186 | .209 | .217 |
| August | 72 | 182 | 29 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 78 | .176 | .203 | .285 |
| September | 77 | 138 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 47 | .141 | .181 | .188 |
| October | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 65 | 132 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 48 | .143 | .167 | .193 |
| cincinnati-reds | 58 | 128 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 49 | .138 | .164 | .181 |
| new-york-giants | 57 | 140 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 46 | .160 | .179 | .176 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 54 | 124 | 24 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 39 | .211 | .242 | .316 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 52 | 108 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 37 | .184 | .204 | .233 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 49 | 94 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34 | .167 | .160 | .211 |
| milwaukee-braves | 24 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | .149 | .216 | .213 |
| boston-braves | 20 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .279 | .289 | .302 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 |  Chicago Cubs | 38 | 40 | 5 | – | – | – | .125 | 133 | 72 |
| 1949 | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 63 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .032 | 201 | 86 |
| 1950 | Chicago Cubs | 40 | 90 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .178 | 254 | 92 |
| 1951 | Chicago Cubs | 37 | 68 | 13 | – | 3 | – | .191 | 211 | 129 |
| 1952 | Chicago Cubs | 34 | 96 | 28 | – | 15 | – | .292 | 250 | 157 |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs | 29 | 54 | 6 | – | 6 | – | .111 | 166 | 84 |
| 1954 | Chicago Cubs | 33 | 83 | 23 | 2 | 9 | – | .277 | 236 | 124 |
| 1955 | Chicago Cubs | 33 | 82 | 9 | 1 | 5 | – | .110 | 234 | 130 |
| 1956 | Chicago Cubs | 32 | 82 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .098 | 239 | 104 |
| 1957 | Chicago Cubs | 31 | 69 | 14 | – | 3 | – | .203 | 205 | 103 |
| 1958 |  Milwaukee Braves | 28 | 45 | 9 | – | 1 | – | .200 | 147 | 84 |
| 1959 | Milwaukee Braves | 31 | 32 | 6 | – | – | – | .188 | 101 | 65 |
| 1960 | Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Braves | 19 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | .500 | 29 | 20 |