Gus McGinnis vs. James Paxton — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James Paxton
MillenialCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

James Paxton 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. James Paxton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.257 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, James Paxton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and James Paxton

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2853
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
8.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.97
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
9.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.56
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
37.65
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3613
34.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and James Paxton

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2853
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.36
91.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.418
0.418
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and James Paxton

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
5900
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
489.8
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.56
-18.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA