Jake Arrieta vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Jake Arrieta
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Arrieta 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. Jake Arrieta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.268 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Jake Arrieta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Arrieta and Gus McGinnis

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.98
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1450
8.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
3.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.44
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6755
37.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
4.39
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6047
33.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Jake Arrieta and Gus McGinnis

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
2.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Arrieta and Gus McGinnis

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
407.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
538.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
88.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
66.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.92
29.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
133.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
112.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
35.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
38.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
64.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.94
21.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
22.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
197
277.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA