Kevin Foster vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Kevin Foster
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Foster 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. Kevin Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.86 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Kevin Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Foster and Gus McGinnis

Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
83
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
4.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
8.83
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.88
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2205
38.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
5.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.34
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
34.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Kevin Foster and Gus McGinnis

Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
83
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Foster and Gus McGinnis

Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
335.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
501.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.583
0.583
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
95.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
67.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.52
35.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
135.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
126.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
46.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
58.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
101.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.5
35.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
181.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
67.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA