Jim McDonald vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Jim McDonald
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim McDonald 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. Jim McDonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.27 and WHIP 1.543 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Jim McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McDonald and Gus McGinnis

Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.44
40.44
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
9.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.44
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.831
0.831
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2064
39.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
5.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.539
1.539
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1825
35.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.69
39.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Jim McDonald and Gus McGinnis

Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
7.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
6.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.25
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
8.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
8.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
96.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.118
1.118
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.44
15.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McDonald and Gus McGinnis

Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
545.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
501.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
90.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
66.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.8
38.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
117.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
160.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
54.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
39.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
94.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.07
39.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
70.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
48
188.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
3.19
3.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA