Roy Mahaffey vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Roy Mahaffey
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Mahaffey 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 5.01 and 1.546 for Roy Mahaffey. By the career numbers, Gus McGinnis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Mahaffey and Gus McGinnis

Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.76
57.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
5.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3168
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1181
10.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.72
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
3.85
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.774
0.774
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4718
40.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
5.74
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4242
36.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.21
40.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Roy Mahaffey and Gus McGinnis

Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Mahaffey and Gus McGinnis

Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
321.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
568.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
104.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
84.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
31.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
137.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
124.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
40.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
47.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
81.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.88
27.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
20.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
139
199.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
3.01
3.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Roy Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA