Glendon Rusch

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
67 99 342 220 11 3 4 1477.3 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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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 0 170.3 206 104 52 116 5.50 4.39 (-25%) -2273.3
1998 KCA AL 6 15 29 24 1 1 1 154.7 191 101 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 0 190.7 196 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 0 210.7 227 110 76 140 4.70 4.28 (-10%) -1894.1
2003 MIL NL 1 12 32 19 1 0 1 123.3 171 88 45 93 6.42 4.40 (-46%) 1659.7
2004 CHN NL 6 2 32 16 0 0 2 129.7 127 50 33 90 3.47 4.46 (+22%) 3145.0
2005 CHN NL 9 8 46 19 1 1 0 145.3 175 73 53 111 4.52 4.29 (-5%) 1614.6
2006 CHN NL 3 8 25 9 0 0 0 66.3 86 55 33 59 7.46 4.53 (-65%) -4136.4
2008 SDN NL 1 2 12 0 0 0 0 19.7 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 18.7 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

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

Career Arc

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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

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

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

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 6 0 0 8.3 9 1 2 7 1.08

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 3.7 3 0 0 3 0.00
2000 NLDS2 NYN 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1781471126311.177
Away17018452408.130

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home173724.28714162285365.17
Away169752.28614112325524.91

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

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

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 342 220 51 172 8 17

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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Position Games
Pitcher 342

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 Career Earnings $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

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.