Joel Finch vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Joel Finch
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joel Finch 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. Joel Finch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.622 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Joel Finch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joel Finch and Gus McGinnis

Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
10.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.78
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
39.72
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.78
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
35.32
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Joel Finch and Gus McGinnis

Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Finch and Gus McGinnis

Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA