Gus McGinnis vs. John Pacella — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Pacella
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Pacella 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 5.73 and 1.795 for John Pacella. 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 John Pacella

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.38
28.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
5.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
9.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.67
9.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.99
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
6.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
5.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
886
41.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.85
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
6.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.643
1.643
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.769
1.769
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
34.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.6
41.6

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and John Pacella

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.66
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.38
28.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and John Pacella

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
1707.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.02
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.94
-21.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Pacella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Pacella
Career
Per 600 PA