Dizzy Dean vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Dizzy Dean
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dizzy Dean 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. Dizzy Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Dizzy Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dizzy Dean and Gus McGinnis

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.38
64.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.56
72.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3.02
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5902
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1919
8.78
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.43
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
5.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8171
37.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
3.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7691
35.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Dizzy Dean and Gus McGinnis

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.99
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dizzy Dean and Gus McGinnis

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
254.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
561.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
126.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
98.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.52
38.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
169.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
133.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
59.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
59.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
112.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.35
40.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
104
81.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
7.37
7.37
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
30.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA