Nick Blackburn vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Nick Blackburn
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Blackburn 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. Nick Blackburn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.85 and WHIP 1.485 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Nick Blackburn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Blackburn and Gus McGinnis

Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
4.85
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
11.03
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
10.66
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.66
10.66
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
4.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.721
0.721
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577
39.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
5.39
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.472
1.472
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3312
36.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.32
39.32
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Nick Blackburn and Gus McGinnis

Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
2.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.269
1.269
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Blackburn and Gus McGinnis

Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
7250
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-27.74
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
150
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA