Gus McGinnis vs. Norris Phillips — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Norris Phillips
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Norris Phillips 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. Norris Phillips posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.98 and WHIP 1.892 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Norris Phillips had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Norris Phillips

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
9.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
7.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
40.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.643
1.643
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.892
1.892
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
32.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Norris Phillips

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.25
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.53
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Norris Phillips

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
375
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.54
55.57
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
69.93
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
208.16
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.45
66.71
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
90.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA