James Atkins vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Atkins 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. James Atkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.733 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, James Atkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Atkins and Gus McGinnis

James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.77
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
41.79
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.643
1.643
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Gus McGinnis

James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Gus McGinnis

James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.54
55.57
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.613
0.613
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.45
66.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA