Gus McGinnis vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan 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 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. 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 Sean O'Sullivan

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.11
36.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
10.66
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
11.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.66
10.66
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1464
40.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
6.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1306
36.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Sean O'Sullivan

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.47
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.64
94.64
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Sean O'Sullivan

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
1183.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
15.66
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
100
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-1.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA