Gus McGinnis vs. Bill Phyle — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Phyle 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. Bill Phyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Bill Phyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Bill Phyle

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.48
34.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
10.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.59
10.59
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.698
0.698
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
39.65
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
6.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
36.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Bill Phyle

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.25
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Bill Phyle

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
568.75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
100
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
81.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.95
27.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
121.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
128.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
53.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
78.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.07
25.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
28.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
30
93.75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
6.4
6.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100