Rich Gossage vs. Gready McKinnis — Career Comparison

Rich Gossage
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Gready McKinnis
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Gready McKinnis built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Gossage as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Gossage posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.282 compared to 3.41 and 1.227 for Gready McKinnis. By the career numbers, Rich Gossage had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Gossage and Gready McKinnis

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.67
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.25
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.42
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.53
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.73
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.68
53.68
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.54
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
3.01
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
3.41
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
775
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
258.1
9
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
7.45
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
7.94
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.59
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.64
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.1
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1502
7.47
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
4.74
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.31
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.42
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7507
37.34
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
38.46
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
3.39
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
3.33
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
4.18
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.53
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.77
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.33
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.31
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6555
32.61
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
34.18
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Rich Gossage and Gready McKinnis

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.67
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.25
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
775
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
258.1
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.39
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.9
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.33
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.39
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.89
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.28
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.68
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.77
92.77
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.604
1.604
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Gossage and Gready McKinnis

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
6470.97
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
48
300
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
85
548.39
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
575
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
81.25
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
8
51.61
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
7.73
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
12.44
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
10
64.52
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
87.5
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
87.5
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
50
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
50
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.9
-12.27
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
1.8
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
37
238.71
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.75
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Gready McKinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
Gready McKinnis
Career
Per 600 PA