Gary Bell vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Gary Bell
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gary Bell 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. Gary Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.340 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Gary Bell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Bell and Gus McGinnis

Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.84
50.84
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.89
44.89
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
3.68
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6045
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2015
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
8.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
0.92
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.76
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378
6.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8561
38.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
4.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7665
34.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Gary Bell and Gus McGinnis

Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6045
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2015
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.32
96.32
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.807
0.807
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.89
44.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Bell and Gus McGinnis

Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
472.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
516.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
95.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
80.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.05
24.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
113.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
120.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
41.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
37.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
78.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.49
24.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
22.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
152
137.97
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4.35
4.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
55.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA