Gus McGinnis vs. Andy Messersmith — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Messersmith
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Andy Messersmith 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. Andy Messersmith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.163 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Andy Messersmith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Andy Messersmith

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.77
56.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
3.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1625
6.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9120
36.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8126
32.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Andy Messersmith

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6694
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.83
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Andy Messersmith

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
256.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
529.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
90.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
64.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.81
28.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
122.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
124.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
35.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
39.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
71.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.3
24.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
212
154
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100