Ping Gardner vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Ping Gardner
Lost GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ping Gardner 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. Ping Gardner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.96 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Ping Gardner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ping Gardner and Gus McGinnis

Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.13
47.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.73
73.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
4.96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2177
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
725.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
9.61
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.61
9.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
3.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
3.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.48
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2636
32.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
5.75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.97
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2258
28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.69
32.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Ping Gardner and Gus McGinnis

Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.25
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.595
1.595
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ping Gardner and Gus McGinnis

Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
230.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
532.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
108.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
91.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.35
32.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
127.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
138.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
58.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
26.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
84.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.7
36.95
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
30
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.71
45.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
12.25
12.25
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
37.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ping Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA