Gus McGinnis vs. Doc Medich — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Medich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Medich 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. Doc Medich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.356 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Doc Medich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Doc Medich

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.56
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.15
54.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.99
91.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5990
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2036
9.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.68
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.81
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
4.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.791
0.791
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8471
38.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
4.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7665
34.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Doc Medich

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5990
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
1.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.01
95.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.99
91.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Doc Medich

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
2854.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
490.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
4.34
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
9
81.82
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.35
-12.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
22
200
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA