Gus McGinnis vs. Jim Perry — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Perry
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim Perry 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. Jim Perry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Jim Perry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jim Perry

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.59
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.27
55.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.95
70.95
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
3.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3127
8.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
0.84
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
2.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1576
4.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.783
0.783
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13732
37.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
3.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
34.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jim Perry

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
1.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9858
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3286
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.39
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
1.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
1.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.01
96.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jim Perry

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
635
388.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
980
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
889
544.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
108.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
90
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.84
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
18.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.57
29.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
134.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
129.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
44.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
36.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
77.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.53
28.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.84
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
19.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
179
109.59
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
5.47
5.47
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
31.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.06
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
19
11.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0