Gus McGinnis vs. Roy Patterson — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Patterson
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Patterson 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. Roy Patterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.172 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Roy Patterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Roy Patterson

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.53
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.61
82.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4095
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
8.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.698
0.698
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.524
0.524
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5519
36.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
3.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5208
34.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.39
36.39

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Roy Patterson

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4095
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.25
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
2.85
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
3.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
3.34
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.66
95.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.755
2.755
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.98
30.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Roy Patterson

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
205.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
553.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
86.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
75.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
10.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.4
19.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
99.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
108.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
49.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
80.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.26
13.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
20.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
96.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.24
6.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
24.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100