Mike Farmer vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Mike Farmer
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Farmer 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 7.71 and 1.607 for Mike Farmer. By the career numbers, Gus McGinnis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Farmer and Gus McGinnis

Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
7.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.96
6.96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
10.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
40.82
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
7.48
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.607
1.607
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.82
40.82
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Mike Farmer and Gus McGinnis

Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Farmer and Gus McGinnis

Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.54
55.57
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.613
0.613
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.45
66.71
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA