Glendon Rusch

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2009)

Glendon Rusch was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2009 for 6 teams, including the Kansas City Royals, a span of 13 seasons. Across 342 career appearances, he went 67-99 with a 5.04 ERA and 1,088 strikeouts. He also batted .151 with 3 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5838.4.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 67–99
ERA 5.04
WHIP 1.48
SO 1,088
Pitcher PIV 5838.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 170 lb
Born
11/7/1974 in Seattle, WA, USA
MLB Debut
1997-04-06
Last Game
2009-05-13

Full name: Glendon James Rusch

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Career Pitching Statistics

Glendon Rusch — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
67 99 342 220 11 3 4 1477.1 1,732 827 191 460 1,088 5.04 5838.4

Career ERA 5.04 vs. league average 4.44 across their career seasons — 13.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Glendon Rusch Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1997 KCA AL 6 9 30 27 1 0 0 170.1 206 104 52 116 5.50 4.39 (-25%) -2273.3
1998 KCA AL 6 15 29 24 1 1 1 154.2 191 101 50 94 5.88 4.43 (-33%) -1502.4
1999 KCA AL 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 7 3 4 15.75 — 0.0
1999 NYN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
2000 NYN NL 11 11 31 30 2 0 0 190.2 196 85 44 157 4.01 4.77 (+16%) 6282.5
2001 NYN NL 8 12 33 33 1 0 0 179.0 216 92 43 156 4.63 4.42 (-5%) 2797.9
2002 MIL NL 10 16 34 34 4 1 0 210.2 227 110 76 140 4.70 4.28 (-10%) -1894.1
2003 MIL NL 1 12 32 19 1 0 1 123.1 171 88 45 93 6.42 4.40 (-46%) 1659.7
2004 CHN NL 6 2 32 16 0 0 2 129.2 127 50 33 90 3.47 4.46 (+22%) 3145.0
2005 CHN NL 9 8 46 19 1 1 0 145.1 175 73 53 111 4.52 4.29 (-5%) 1614.6
2006 CHN NL 3 8 25 9 0 0 0 66.1 86 55 33 59 7.46 4.53 (-65%) -4136.4
2008 SDN NL 1 2 12 0 0 0 0 19.2 22 14 11 12 6.41 4.32 (-48%) -289.0
2008 COL NL 4 3 23 9 0 0 0 64.0 72 34 14 43 4.78 4.32 (-11%) 412.2
2009 COL NL 2 0 11 0 0 0 0 18.2 35 14 3 13 6.75 4.32 (-56%) 21.6
Career · 14 seasons 67 99 342 220 11 3 4 1,477.1 1,732 827 460 1,088 5.04 — 5,838

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Glendon Rusch — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
348 331 16 50 5 0 3 19 0 9 104 .151 .176 .193 .369 -1,572

Career AVG .151 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 43.2% below league average.

Career OBP .176 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 47.6% below league average.

Career SLG .193 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 54.4% below league average.

Career OPS .369 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 51.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Glendon Rusch Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1997 KCA AL 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 KCA AL 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 KCA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 NYN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 NYN NL 31 50 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 19 .060 .270 (-78%) .344 (-67%) .437 (-86%) .782 (-78%) -666.7
2001 NYN NL 33 54 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 1 23 .056 .263 (-79%) .332 (-78%) .426 (-87%) .758 (-83%) -742.0
2002 MIL NL 37 66 6 19 0 0 1 8 0 1 24 .288 .261 (+10%) .331 (-10%) .416 (-20%) .747 (-16%) -162.9
2003 MIL NL 33 34 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 .206 — — — — 0.0
2004 CHN NL 33 39 3 6 1 0 2 3 0 0 11 .154 — — — — 0.0
2005 CHN NL 46 41 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 .146 — — — — 0.0
2006 CHN NL 25 15 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 — — — — 0.0
2008 SDN NL 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 COL NL 24 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .059 — — — — 0.0
2009 COL NL 11 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 348 331 16 50 5 0 3 19 0 9 104 .151 — — — — -1,572

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Glendon Rusch — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Glendon Rusch — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2000 NLCS NYN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 NLDS2 NYN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 WS NYN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Glendon Rusch — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 6 0 0 8.1 9 1 2 7 1.08

Playoff Pitching by Year

Glendon Rusch — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2000 NLCS NYN 1 0 2 0 0 3.2 3 0 0 3 0.00
2000 NLDS2 NYN 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 2 0.00
2000 WS NYN 0 0 3 0 0 4.0 6 1 2 2 2.25

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Glendon Rusch — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1781471126311.177
Away17018452408.130

Pitching — Home / Away

Glendon Rusch — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home173724.28714162285365.17
Away169752.28614112325524.91

Last 10 Games — Batting

Glendon Rusch — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2009-05-13 COLHOUL 100000001
2009-05-08 COLMIAL 000000000
2009-05-07 COLSFGL 000000000
2009-05-04 COLSDPW 100000000
2009-04-27 COLSDPW 101000000
2009-04-25 COLLADL 000000000
2009-04-21 COLAZW 101100000
2009-04-19 COLLADL 100000000
2009-04-17 COLLADL 000000000
2009-04-13 COLCHCL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Glendon Rusch — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2009-05-13 COLHOU — 2.21266020
2009-05-08 COLMIA — 1.2100020
2009-05-07 COLSFG — 1.0210010
2009-05-04 COLSDP W 1.0000010
2009-04-27 COLSDP W 2.2422020
2009-04-25 COLLAD — 2.0100020
2009-04-21 COLAZ — 2.1744111
2009-04-19 COLLAD — 1.1300000
2009-04-17 COLLAD — 0.2000000
2009-04-13 COLCHC — 1.1300100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Glendon Rusch — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 342 220 51 172 8 17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Glendon Rusch — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1997 KCA P 30 27 8 13 0 1
1998 KCA P 29 24 9 22 1 4
1999 KCA P 3 0 0 0 0 0
1999 NYN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2000 NYN P 31 30 5 25 0 1
2001 NYN P 33 33 5 9 2 2
2002 MIL P 34 34 3 35 2 1
2003 MIL P 32 19 3 16 0 1
2004 CHN P 32 16 6 16 1 4
2005 CHN P 46 19 4 17 2 2
2006 CHN P 25 9 3 10 0 0
2008 SDN P 12 0 1 3 0 0
2008 COL P 23 9 3 4 0 1
2009 COL P 11 0 1 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Glendon Rusch Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 342

Salary History

Glendon Rusch's recorded salaries total $15,570,000 over 9 seasons, 1997 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Rusch's career ran from 1997 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 1999, 2000, and 2004.

Glendon Rusch — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2009 COL NL $750,000
2008 SDN NL $850,000
2006 CHN NL $2,750,000
2005 CHN NL $2,000,000
2003 MIL NL $4,250,000
2002 MIL NL $2,800,000
2001 NYN NL $1,800,000
1998 KCA AL $220,000
1997 KCA AL $150,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $15,570,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Glendon Rusch (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jeff Francis
    72-82, 4.97 ERA
  2. 96
    Jordan Lyles
    72-107, 5.22 ERA
  3. 92
    Sterling Hitchcock
    74-76, 4.80 ERA
  4. 91
    James Baldwin
    79-74, 5.01 ERA
  5. 90
    Ramon Ortiz
    87-86, 4.95 ERA
  6. 90
    Rodrigo Lopez
    81-89, 4.82 ERA

Glendon Rusch: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 6, 1997 and the final game on May 13, 2009, Glendon Rusch built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Kansas City Royals (1997 to 1999), the New York Mets (1999 to 2001), the Milwaukee Brewers (2002 to 2003), the Chicago Cubs (2004 to 2006), the San Diego Padres (2008), and the Colorado Rockies (2008 to 2009). Rusch, born on November 7, 1974, in Seattle, WA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. The bio gives 6'2" and 170 pounds. Glendon Rusch was the playing name; the full given name is Glendon James.

Across 342 games (220 starts), Rusch recorded 67 wins against 99 losses with a 5.04 ERA. The same table counts 1,088 strikeouts and 11 complete games. Against a 4.44 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.04 mark was 13.4% worse. Rusch won 11 games in 2000, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Glendon Rusch

What years did Glendon Rusch play?
Glendon Rusch played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2009.
Was Glendon Rusch a pitcher?
Yes. Glendon Rusch pitched in the major leagues, recording 67 wins and 1088 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Glendon Rusch hit?
Glendon Rusch hit 3 career home runs with 50 hits.
What teams did Glendon Rusch play for?
Glendon Rusch played for 6 teams: the Kansas City Royals (1997–1999), the New York Mets (1999–2001), the Milwaukee Brewers (2002–2003), the Chicago Cubs (2004–2006), the San Diego Padres (2008), and the Colorado Rockies (2008–2009).
What were Glendon Rusch's career stats?
In 342 games, Glendon Rusch went 67-99 with a 5.04 ERA, 1,088 strikeouts, 1,477.1 innings pitched, and 4 saves. At the plate he had 50 hits and 3 home runs.
How much did Glendon Rusch earn in his career?
Glendon Rusch's recorded salaries total $15,570,000 over 9 seasons, 1997 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Rusch's career ran from 1997 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 1999, 2000, and 2004.
What was Glendon Rusch's salary?
Glendon Rusch's last recorded salary was $750,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $4,250,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2009.
What position did Glendon Rusch play?
Glendon Rusch played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Glendon Rusch and how much did he weigh?
Glendon Rusch was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 170 pounds.
What was Glendon Rusch's career ERA?
Glendon Rusch finished with a 5.04 career ERA, going 67-99 with 1,088 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Glendon Rusch have?
Glendon Rusch recorded 1,088 career strikeouts.
Is Glendon Rusch in the Hall of Fame?
No. Glendon Rusch has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.