Gus McGinnis vs. Andy Pettitte — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Pettitte
Gen XLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Andy Pettitte 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. Andy Pettitte posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.363 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Andy Pettitte had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Andy Pettitte

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
1.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.59
62.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.12
98.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
3.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9948
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3316
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3448
9.36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
0.78
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2448
6.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.64
6.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.049
1.049
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14074
38.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
4.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.351
1.351
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12798
34.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Andy Pettitte

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
1.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9948
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3316
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
543
1.47
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
1.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
673
1.83
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.06
95.06
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.12
98.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Andy Pettitte

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533
1349.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
496.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.33
16.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
91.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
83.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
32.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
45.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
6.36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
66
167.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
3.59
3.59
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
86.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA