Gus McGinnis vs. Dave Morehead — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Morehead
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Morehead 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. Dave Morehead posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.467 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Dave Morehead had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Dave Morehead

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.44
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.69
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.71
75.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
4.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2458
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
8.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
5.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
6.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.45
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
39.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
4.72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.456
1.456
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3124
34.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Dave Morehead

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2459
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.53
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.21
95.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.71
75.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Dave Morehead

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
382.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
526.62
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
66.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
60.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.47
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
12.93
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
73.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
103.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
25.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
49.64
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
2.95
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
32.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
90
194.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
34.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Morehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Morehead
Career
Per 600 PA