Gus McGinnis vs. Jeff Pfeffer — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jeff Pfeffer
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jeff Pfeffer 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. Jeff Pfeffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.210 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Jeff Pfeffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jeff Pfeffer

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.59
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.52
58.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.69
80.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
742
2.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7222
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2407.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2320
8.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
2.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
3.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.698
0.698
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.39
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9968
37.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9271
34.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.27
37.27

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jeff Pfeffer

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
608
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.727
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jeff Pfeffer

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
226.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
874
563.27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
116
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
101.83
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
10.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.43
30.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
134.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
134.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
31.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
39.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
71.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.83
32.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
17.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
203
130.83
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
4.59
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.93
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Pfeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60