Gus McGinnis vs. Jim Mertz — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Mertz
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Mertz 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 Mertz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Jim Mertz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jim Mertz

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.3
30.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
8.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
38.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.93
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
34.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jim Mertz

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jim Mertz

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
460.47
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
530.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
97.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
26.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
125.58
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
25.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
13
181.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA