Willie Ferrell vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Willie Ferrell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Ferrell 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. Willie Ferrell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Willie Ferrell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Ferrell and Gus McGinnis

Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.85
65.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
9.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.71
9.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
3.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.744
0.744
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1086
40.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
6.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964
35.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.39
40.39
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Willie Ferrell and Gus McGinnis

Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.875
1.875
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.64
69.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Ferrell and Gus McGinnis

Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
237.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
567.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
147.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
129.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.93
50.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
179.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
165.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
61.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
114.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.91
60.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.5
83.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
12.25
12.25
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Willie Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA