Gus McGinnis vs. Rube Melton — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Melton 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. Rube Melton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Rube Melton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Rube Melton

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
7.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3061
39.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2653
33.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Rube Melton

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.79
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Rube Melton

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
422.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
542.61
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
65.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
44.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
13.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
91.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
73.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
36.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
62.61
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.39
-3.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.83
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
208.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
49.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA