Carl Mays vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays 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. Carl Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carl Mays and Gus McGinnis

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
862
2.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.698
0.698
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Gus McGinnis

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Gus McGinnis

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4.54
55.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
180.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
56.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
55.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
109.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
5.45
66.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
33.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
10.34
10.34
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA