Jim Golden vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Jim Golden
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Golden 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. Jim Golden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.54 and WHIP 1.514 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Jim Golden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Golden and Gus McGinnis

Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.56
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.99
28.99
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
4.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
10.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.918
0.918
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.32
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.486
1.486
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
845
36.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.85
39.85
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Jim Golden and Gus McGinnis

Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
2.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
2.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.99
28.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Golden and Gus McGinnis

Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
692.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
553.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
8
73.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.63
42.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
184.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
15
138.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
8
73.85
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
8
73.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
16
147.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
44.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
8
73.85
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
8.13
8.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA