NAME     : Glendon Rusch
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 11/7/1974
  AGE      : 28
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 200
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $3,849,000 through 2003 (Extension : $3,900,000, 3 years.
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .953)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : D
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 62
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 3
  Avoiding Hits        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 5
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        5.60 10  7  0  24 24 123.2 151  81  77  41  88 
  At Home        5.98  4  3  0  10 10  52.2  71  37  35  20  31 
  Away           5.32  6  4  0  14 14  71.0  80  44  42  21  57 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        5.97  2  4  0   6  6  28.2  31  20  19   8  15 
  May            6.44  4  1  0   6  6  29.1  35  21  21  15  20 
  June           5.71  2  1  0   6  6  34.2  48  25  22   6  33 
  July           4.50  2  1  0   5  5  30.0  37  15  15  11  19 
  August         0.00  0  0  0   1  1   1.0   0   0   0   1   1 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1997   5.51  6  9  0  30  1   0 170.0 104  52 116  KCA
  1998   5.90  6 15  1  29  1   1 154.0 101  50  94  KCA
  1999  12.60  0  1  0   4  0   0   5.0   7   3   4  KCA,NYN
  2000   4.03 11 11  0  31  2   0 190.0  85  44 157  NYN
  2001   4.63  8 12  0  33  1   0 179.0  92  43 156  NYN
  2002   4.42  5 17  0  34  0   0 171.0  84  50 129  NYN,MIL
 
  Total ERA   : 4.99
  Total Wins  : 46
  Total Losses: 72
  Total Saves : 1
  Total SHO   : 1
  Total CG    : 5
  Total K's   : 744
  Total BB's  : 283
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Milwaukee to Cleveland on 1/29/2003 (Going to MIL: CF A. Escobar. Going to CLE: P  G. Rusch)... Injured on 8/1/2003 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season...