Hosea Allen vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Hosea Allen
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightNorth AmericaJacksonville Red CapsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hosea Allen built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus McGinnis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gus McGinnis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 7.13 and 1.648 for Hosea Allen. By the career numbers, Gus McGinnis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hosea Allen and Gus McGinnis

Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.69
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
11.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
10.66
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.66
10.66
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
43.51
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
41.79
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
8.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
7.48
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.643
1.643
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
38.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
37.23
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.51
43.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Hosea Allen and Gus McGinnis

Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hosea Allen and Gus McGinnis

Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
348.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
541.94
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
65.96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.54
55.57
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
193.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
74.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.45
66.71
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA