Dan McGinn vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Dan McGinn
Silent GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Strong
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Joe Strong built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan McGinn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Strong posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.450 compared to 5.11 and 1.691 for Dan McGinn. By the career numbers, Joe Strong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan McGinn and Joe Strong

Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
4.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.6
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.09
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.52
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.49
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.68
51.68
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.09
68.09
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.61
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
5.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
4.13
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1226
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3961
27
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
408.2
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320.1
9
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
9.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1435
9.78
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.4
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
4.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.27
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
6.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
3.68
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.28
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1868
41.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5178
35.3
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
5.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
5.17
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.21
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.67
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
35.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4480
30.54
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.319
0.319
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.14
41.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.3
35.3

Fielding Stats for Dan McGinn and Joe Strong

Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
4.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.69
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.16
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1228
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4883
27
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
409.1
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.2
9
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.63
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.84
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
2.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
2.62
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
2.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
2.47
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.09
89.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.3
68.3
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan McGinn and Joe Strong

Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
1346.81
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
241.16
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
94
600
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
580.85
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
519.37
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
15
95.74
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
134.38
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
82.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
92.98
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.33
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.08
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.99
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.77
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.4
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.48
22.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.62
72.36
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
20
127.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
196.85
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
15
95.74
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
197.58
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
74.09
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
71.91
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
12
76.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
138.01
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
11.94
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.17
77.85
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
59.56
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
29
185.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.24
3.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
118
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
17.43
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100