Grier Friday vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Grier Friday
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Grier Friday 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 6.9 and 1.900 for Grier Friday. By the career numbers, Gus McGinnis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grier Friday and Gus McGinnis

Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.77
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
10.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
42.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
41.79
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
7.48
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.643
1.643
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
35.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Grier Friday and Gus McGinnis

Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.857
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grier Friday and Gus McGinnis

Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
37.95
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
49.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
60
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA