Willie Burns vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Willie Burns
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Burns 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 7.91 and 1.903 for Willie Burns. By the career numbers, Gus McGinnis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Burns and Gus McGinnis

Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
7.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
12.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
10.66
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.55
12.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.66
10.66
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
44.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
41.79
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
9.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
7.48
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.903
1.903
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.643
1.643
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
38.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
37.23
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.13
44.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Willie Burns and Gus McGinnis

Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.95
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.74
89.74
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.24
43.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Burns and Gus McGinnis

Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
406.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
563.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
4.35
40.17
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
156.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
16
147.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.92
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
7
64.62
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
41.81
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA