Gus McGinnis vs. John Means — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Means
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

John Means 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. John Means posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.050 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, John Means had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and John Means

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.94
46.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.62
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
7.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
36.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.93
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1517
34.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.38
36.38

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and John Means

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.83
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and John Means

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
5850
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
489.8
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.938
0.938
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.54
55.57
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
103.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.613
0.613
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.45
66.71
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
99.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA