Joe Blanton vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Joe Blanton
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Blanton 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. Joe Blanton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.38 and WHIP 1.362 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Joe Blanton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Blanton and Gus McGinnis

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
2.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.49
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.01
51.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
4.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1896
9.65
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
2.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
6.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.991
0.991
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7544
38.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
4.65
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6935
35.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Joe Blanton and Gus McGinnis

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
2.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
0.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Blanton and Gus McGinnis

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
981.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
496.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
6.44
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
82.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
29.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13.79
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
43.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-7.56
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
20.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
92
211.49
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
71.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.49
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA