Walt Masterson vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Masterson 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. Walt Masterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Walt Masterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Masterson and Gus McGinnis

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
2.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.12
46.12
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
4.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7281
39.72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Gus McGinnis

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.25
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
92.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Gus McGinnis

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
435.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
526.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
73.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
61.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.16
17.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
87.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
110.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
40.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
28.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
68.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.62
9.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA