Larry Foss vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Larry Foss
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Foss 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 5.33 and 1.852 for Larry Foss. By the career numbers, Gus McGinnis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Foss and Gus McGinnis

Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
10.66
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.66
10.66
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
42.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
41.79
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.643
1.643
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
35.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.33
42.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Larry Foss and Gus McGinnis

Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Foss and Gus McGinnis

Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
685.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
208.16
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.04
-3.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA