Gus McGinnis vs. Jack Pfiester — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Pfiester
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Pfiester 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. Jack Pfiester posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.02 and WHIP 1.089 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Jack Pfiester had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jack Pfiester

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.91
85.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3202
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1067.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
869
7.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
4.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4236
35.72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3904
32.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.72
35.72

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jack Pfiester

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3102
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1034
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.25
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
2.93
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.61
93.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.262
2.262
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.54
80.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jack Pfiester

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
229.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
538.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
55.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
49.36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.98
10.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
63.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
87.92
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
27.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
21.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
49.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.2
-4.93
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
30.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
137
211.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100