Mike Birkbeck vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Mike Birkbeck
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Birkbeck 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. Mike Birkbeck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.86 and WHIP 1.539 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Mike Birkbeck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Birkbeck and Gus McGinnis

Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.63
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
4.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
811
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
10.62
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.62
10.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1196
39.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
5.26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.524
1.524
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
36.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.82
39.82
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Mike Birkbeck and Gus McGinnis

Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
811
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
2.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.57
91.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Birkbeck and Gus McGinnis

Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
2945.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
489.8
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
54.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.613
0.613
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
71.89
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.45
66.71
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Mike Birkbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Birkbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA