Myrl Brown vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Myrl Brown
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Myrl Brown 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 5.97 and 1.587 for Myrl Brown. By the career numbers, Gus McGinnis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Myrl Brown and Gus McGinnis

Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.82
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
10.66
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.9
10.9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.66
10.66
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.34
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.635
0.635
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.698
0.698
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
40.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
6.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
37.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Myrl Brown and Gus McGinnis

Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Myrl Brown and Gus McGinnis

Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
280
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
489.8
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
52.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5
200
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.613
0.613
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
70.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.45
66.71
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
80
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
7.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA