Gus McGinnis vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers 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. Deacon Meyers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.75 and WHIP 1.422 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Deacon Meyers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Deacon Meyers

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
9.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Deacon Meyers

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
2.17
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Deacon Meyers

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
271.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
36.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
112.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
39.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67