Verdell Mathis vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Verdell Mathis
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Verdell Mathis 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. Verdell Mathis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Verdell Mathis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Verdell Mathis and Gus McGinnis

Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
9.42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.59
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1814
38.84
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
4.65
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649
35.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Verdell Mathis and Gus McGinnis

Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
1.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2994
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
3.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.07
95.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.428
2.428
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.33
72.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Verdell Mathis and Gus McGinnis

Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
200.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
538.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
142.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
128.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.29
58.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4.54
55.57
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
161.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
195.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
81.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
48.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
128.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.44
69.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
5.45
66.71
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
52.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162.33
162.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
12.25
12.25
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.33
14.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA