Jack Dreyer vs. Joe McGinnity — Career Comparison

Jack Dreyer
Gen ZUtahThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational 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 Jack Dreyer 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 2.95 and 1.114 for Jack Dreyer. By the career numbers, Joe McGinnity had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Dreyer and Joe McGinnity

Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.64
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.37
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.4
63.4
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.94
81.94
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.82
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.08
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.95
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
2.66
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10324
27
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.1
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3441.1
9
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
6.6
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
8.57
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.14
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.83
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.12
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.72
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
2.79
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.47
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
36.2
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14132
36.96
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.65
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.07
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
1436
3.76
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.188
1.188
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
32.54
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13141
34.37
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
36.2
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.96
36.96

Fielding Stats for Jack Dreyer and Joe McGinnity

Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
1.22
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.44
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10506
27
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.1
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3502
9
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.56
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
2.39
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.83
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
3.21
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.83
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
2.95
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.91
91.91
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Dreyer and Joe McGinnity

Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
67
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
201.12
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1423
600
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1297
546.87
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
105.83
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
92.76
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.85
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.22
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
13.07
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.46
28.87
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
123.12
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
124.81
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
45.96
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
37.95
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
83.91
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.3
30.48
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.64
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.34
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
158
66.62
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
34.15
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100