Rick Mahler vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Rick Mahler
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Mahler 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. Rick Mahler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Rick Mahler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Mahler and Gus McGinnis

Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.13
69.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
3.99
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5854
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2069
9.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.76
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
2.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
4.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8306
38.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
4.48
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7515
34.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Rick Mahler and Gus McGinnis

Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5854
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
1.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
2.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.13
69.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Mahler and Gus McGinnis

Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394
352.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
581
519.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
93
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
76.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.09
21.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
110.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
112.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
35.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
33.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
67.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.27
19.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
17.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
117
104.62
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
59.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.94
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA