Gus McGinnis vs. Monte Pearson — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Monte Pearson
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Monte Pearson 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. Monte Pearson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Monte Pearson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Monte Pearson

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.63
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.11
62.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.27
85.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4289
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1429.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1392
8.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
4.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6259
39.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
4.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.491
1.491
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5513
34.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.4
39.4

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Monte Pearson

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Monte Pearson

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
229.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
524.36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
119.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
91.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.14
45.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
152.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
159.45
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
59.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
63.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
120.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.04
50.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
39.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
60.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.95
9.95
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
35.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Monte Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100