Andrew Chafin vs. Joe McGinnity — Career Comparison

Andrew Chafin
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe McGinnity
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Joe McGinnity built a career as a starting pitcher and Andrew Chafin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe McGinnity posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 3.35 and 1.317 for Andrew Chafin. By the career numbers, Joe McGinnity had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Andrew Chafin and Joe McGinnity

Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
10.68
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.64
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.37
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.4
63.4
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.94
81.94
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.82
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.08
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
3.35
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
2.66
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1626
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10324
27
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3441.1
9
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
7.67
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
8.57
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.65
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.14
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
3.89
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.12
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
9.81
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
2.79
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.81
9.81
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.47
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2288
37.99
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14132
36.96
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.74
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.7
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
1436
3.76
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.88
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.284
1.284
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2008
33.34
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13141
34.37
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96

Fielding Stats for Andrew Chafin and Joe McGinnity

Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
10.68
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
1.22
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.44
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1626
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10506
27
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3502
9
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.83
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
0.56
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
2.39
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.03
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
3.21
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.93
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
2.95
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.08
95.08
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.91
91.91
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andrew Chafin and Joe McGinnity

Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
77160
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
477
201.12
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1423
600
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1297
546.87
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
105.83
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
92.76
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.85
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.22
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
13.07
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.46
28.87
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
123.12
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
124.81
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
45.96
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
37.95
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
83.91
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
20.56
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.3
30.48
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.64
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.34
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
66.62
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
34.15
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100