Buddy Black vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Buddy Black
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buddy Black 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. Buddy Black posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Buddy Black had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buddy Black and Gus McGinnis

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
1.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.05
51.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
3.84
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
8.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.95
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
2.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
4.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.809
0.809
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8627
37.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
4.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.34
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7822
34.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Buddy Black and Gus McGinnis

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
1.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
2.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.95
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.118
1.118
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buddy Black and Gus McGinnis

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
1142.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
511.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
62.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.68
13.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
85.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
85.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
34.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
51.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1.85
5.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
49
140
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
4.29
4.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA