Gus McGinnis vs. Jim Missouri — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Missouri
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Jim Missouri 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. Gus McGinnis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 5.78 and 1.540 for Jim Missouri. By the career numbers, Gus McGinnis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jim Missouri

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.12
49.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
5.78
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
635
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
10.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.72
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
962
40.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.81
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
6.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.76
6.76
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
852
36.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.9
40.9

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jim Missouri

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
635
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
2.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
2.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
0.947
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jim Missouri

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
462.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
567.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-2.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA