Lem Cross vs. Gready McKinnis — Career Comparison

Lem Cross
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gready McKinnis
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Gready McKinnis built a career as a starting pitcher and Lem Cross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gready McKinnis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 7.66 and 2.000 for Lem Cross. By the career numbers, Gready McKinnis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lem Cross and Gready McKinnis

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.67
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.22
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.25
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.42
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.73
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
7.66
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.41
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258.1
9
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
14.35
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
7.94
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.35
14.35
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.46
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.65
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.1
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.19
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
4.74
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.42
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
44.76
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
38.46
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.82
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.18
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.77
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
34.18
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.76
44.76
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Lem Cross and Gready McKinnis

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.67
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.25
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258.1
9
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.35
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.7
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.33
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.07
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.89
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.95
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.68
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.604
1.604
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lem Cross and Gready McKinnis

Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
12
205.71
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
300
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
548.57
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
575
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
81.25
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
75
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
62.82
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
12.44
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
87.5
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
87.5
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
50
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
50
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
69.45
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
1.8
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.75
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA