John Briggs vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

John Briggs
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Briggs 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. Gus McGinnis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 5 and 1.557 for John Briggs. By the career numbers, Gus McGinnis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Briggs and Gus McGinnis

John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.59
35.59
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
9.45
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
4.45
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
734
39.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
5.49
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.545
1.545
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
35.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.88
39.88
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for John Briggs and Gus McGinnis

John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.92
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.68
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.32
90.32
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.475
0.475
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Briggs and Gus McGinnis

John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
694.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
117.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.22
26.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
152.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
10
117.65
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
10
117.65
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
23.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
17
200
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA